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Originally Posted by SomGollakota  Great thoughts, great explination. True, I haven't worked in India in past 15 years, and while in India, I worked for a year or two. At that time, companies were more focused on hiring than reference checking (no one would ask for references).
My point is, there is a difference betwee "we found him to be an excellent performer" and "he would perform excellently in any company he goes". I always have an escape route in the first one - "I found him to be an excellent peformer. You did not. There is nothing much I can do about it." There is no such escape route in the second version as it is more definitive - I am speaking from your perspective "I found him excellent, and if you hire him, you will find him excellent too". If you believe that, hire him, and not find him excellent, you would be upset for trusting my statement about you. Is it not? In the US, where I have been for past 15 years, companies seldom give personal references on a written letter head or in an email for future reference. We send appreciation emails for a job well done, all the time. But "to whomsoever it may concern" kind of personal reference letters usually do not come along too often - for the fear of getting sued. Many companies have strict policies against that. However, two to three professional references are asked by hiring managers/recruiters, and usually given by colleagues/managers from a person's previous places of work on phone.
Well, I guess we have gone off topic of this thread. But I do like the information you have provided. I am returning to India in December and have been learning about the work and work culture in India for past many months. So, your views are much appreciated and helpful. We can take this offline and continue the conversation on private messaging, if you like.
Thanks again.
-Som G |
Dear SOM,
Let me carefully explain you the meaning of the lines
His potentials will prove to be a substantive asset to any establishment / organization which he may join furtherance of his career.
here neither there is any recommendation to the employer, if you see that the company has just mentioned that to any company which he may join furtherance of his career and as far as suing is considered, in India, many companies first select the candidate and then offer him OFFER LETTER, and on the joining day the company demands photocopies of the documents, educational, and experience certificates. So when a company has hired an employee without seeing the experience certificate then how can it sue the earlier employer.
Also going bythe legal terms sue, whom can you sue, the company or the PERSON who SIGNED THE LETTER.
if the person who signed the letter, is no longer with the company or has expired then what? ? ?
As mentioned earlier such things might be possible only in countries where the way of working is different, the legal systems are differnet.
Well from your recent reply, I have one query to you, if in US companies dont issue TO WHOMSOEVER IT MAY CONCERN type of letters then what is the credibility that if I tell that I have worked in 3 concerns in US, they might be giving me some kind of experience letter, relieving letter etc?
And in India TO WHOMSOEVER IT MAY CONCERN is the most most most most most basic word / phrase used in any type of certificate, and unless it is not important or specified, they are not addressed to a specific company, person, authority.
Like if a person needs certificate for opening bank account then the letter is addressed to the Bank, else it is TO WHOMSOEVER IT MAY CONCERN.
