Rick Segal has some interesting views on references.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
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From the article:
"The fascinating part was that as I dove deeper into the various issues, both of these folks mellowed out a bit and started to see it from what Julie's position must have been."
I wonder how many employers would take the time to "[dive] deeper"…