where the hell is it the norm to talk to your previous employment supervisor??
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do you normally have your supervisor's phone number?
no but their email
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That sounds US specific. I'm from Germany. You are free to ask away, just can't write bad shit into a letter of recommendation. But you can always offer the call you which is usually a hint not to hire somebody without talking to them.
There are plenty of ways to write bad stuff in recommendation letters that hiring managers will pick up on, without it sounding negative for the employee.
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been applying to a lot of jobs, in my career field and otherwise, and a lot of them are asking if they can contact my previous supervisors. they cannot, because i do not have any way to contact them myself LOL but is this really normal?? who is actually calling those people? is this affecting hiring decisions??
In the US that is completely normal.
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In the US that is completely normal.
do you keep your supervisor's numbers?
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do you keep your supervisor's numbers?
Yes.. I keep contact information on hand of everyone that I use as references and I make an effort to stay on touch with them.
It is how I built my professional network.
