Reference Number

Does anyone have the number that we are supposed to use on applications to list Cedar Point as a reference?

Just put the main number 419-627-0830, they can direct them to anyone.

nope they have a company now that employees are supposed to use when they want to use it as a reference. I have the paper, I'll find it after work today and list the phone/information on it.

How many people put Cedar Point on there resume? Do you think it helps?

if I'm reading the paper right, cedar fair's code is 11409, and then you send them to either theworknumber.com or 1800-367-5690

I'm curious how the whole 3rd party company reference thing works. Don't most employers who are looking for a reference want to talk to a supervisor or manager who had direct knowledge of what you were like as an employee?

Cedar Point doesn't give References per se. I didn't know they were giving out the number now. They used to have you call HR then HR forwarded them to the WorkNumber. I guess now they just want you to goto the WorkNumber from the start. Some employers gave us gruff about having to go through the WorkNumber, but it saves lots of hours, I'd guess maybe hundreds of hours over years, providing references.

Many managers do not/should not give out References. It usually is sent through the Human Resources Dept's. it's all got to do with Law Suits. References are reduced to "Ralph worked here from May of 2009 to Nov, I can verify his name on the record, any other information is unavailable."

Seems like that would kind of defeat the purpose of a reference. I'm glad the small company I used to work for had no problem giving a detailed reference to the larger company I now work for, as it was a driving force in why I got the job over some other guy.

At the same time though, if that place gave you a bad reference, and you didn't get the job, you might be so inclined to sue for what you thought was defamation. Once again, personal responsibility is held hostage by our litigious society,

Which is exactly why we need to start pushing for litigation reform in this country. But I can't see people being eager to give up the opportunity to make millions for being a moron.

I just checked out the Work Number site and read the FAQ's and the fine print.

Basically, if your employer, landlord, or whoever, wants to verify that you've been employed with Cedar Fair, they have to pay a $13.30 verification fee to The Work Number to be able to see your records. If they don't pay, they don't get to see your work records.

There's a Wikipedia article about it here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Work_Number

Sounds like a scam if you ask me.

Sueing a company is far more complicated than one would think, I have a company that is bold face lying about me {Telling prospective employers that I am a convicted felon when I have a completely clean record} I was threatened by that company and a big wig working there that they would make it "Impossible to even think about working anywhere with any sort of meaningful pay again" I have proof of what they are telling people but it cannot be used in court due to it being obtained "subvertly" and I cannot get a lawyer to take the case. I have been underemployed since Nov now. Unless I can somehow get a company to simply not believe my former employer and research me for themselves I think I pretty well boned. In other words I need to sue, yet I am having problems even doing that. I am 27 and unless I somehow escaped prison didnt change my name and been living in the open where I have always have for years then I dont think I committed a crime that would require a 20 year sentence.

Couldn't you just not list that former employer as a reference? Seems like you'd have a better chance not listing that experience than having them give negative feedback, regardless of whether or not it's true.

Problem is I worked for that place for 9 years from when I was 18 until I was 27. Also in that field when I applied for other places that did similiar work and then tried to apply for a license my former employer could see that I was applying for the license and then call whoever it was that was going to hire me, that happened 4 times now. So it either looks like I havent worked since high school or they call and ruin it for me anyway. Either way it looks very bad. I found a job now but it is nothing more than a bare bones trying and survive kind of thing. Even in this job my former employer tried to ruin it, lucky for me though I had a notorized copy of my criminal record and they did some checking for themselves.