awhitmer83
09-21-2007, 06:37 PM
I've posted numerous times about my attempts to get a job with the local mental health center. Two weeks ago, I had a second interview for a therapist position and it went very well. The following Monday, I received a call letting me know that they are just waiting on one of my references to return the form they sent her before sending my stuff to HR (which = job offer).
I called my reference, and she didn't receive the form. I got her fax number, called the agency back, and they faxed her a copy. She didn't receive it. They have since faxed it four other times, once to an alternate fax number, and she still hasn't returned it. Of course I can't get her today because she's out of the office.
This lady is scatterbrained, but she is the best reference I have. She absolutely loves me and knows more about my abilities than anyone else. Also, because this is a state agency with all kinds of rules and regs, the people I listed as references MUST be the people who provide a written reference - I can't just think up another person who might be more reliable. I know the agency is on a timeline; they always start new hires on the 15th of the month, so for them to allow for my two weeks' notice, they must make an offer by next Friday. They also have to prepare for the possibility that I won't accept the job and they'll have to offer it to someone else (not happening, but they don't know that), so I know they want to get everything done ASAP.
If I miss out on this opportunity because of this woman, I may go to her house and strangle her. I've left her several messages and emailed (with CC to her secretary), but I am freaking out. I feel like it makes me look irresponsible and annoying, even though I can't make her fill out the form and fax it back. What can I do, other than choose more reliable references in the future?
I called my reference, and she didn't receive the form. I got her fax number, called the agency back, and they faxed her a copy. She didn't receive it. They have since faxed it four other times, once to an alternate fax number, and she still hasn't returned it. Of course I can't get her today because she's out of the office.
This lady is scatterbrained, but she is the best reference I have. She absolutely loves me and knows more about my abilities than anyone else. Also, because this is a state agency with all kinds of rules and regs, the people I listed as references MUST be the people who provide a written reference - I can't just think up another person who might be more reliable. I know the agency is on a timeline; they always start new hires on the 15th of the month, so for them to allow for my two weeks' notice, they must make an offer by next Friday. They also have to prepare for the possibility that I won't accept the job and they'll have to offer it to someone else (not happening, but they don't know that), so I know they want to get everything done ASAP.
If I miss out on this opportunity because of this woman, I may go to her house and strangle her. I've left her several messages and emailed (with CC to her secretary), but I am freaking out. I feel like it makes me look irresponsible and annoying, even though I can't make her fill out the form and fax it back. What can I do, other than choose more reliable references in the future?