Overseas referees for NZ jobs: time zones and all

Referees in London or Manila are not a problem. Unbriefed ones are.

The short version

The mechanics

NZ employers do call overseas referees. Time zones are solved with one line: available 8am NZ time.

Verification travels

Email or WhatsApp confirmation plus LinkedIn history covers identity for offshore referees as well as local ones.

The brief matters double

A call taken at midnight in a hurry is a flat call. Over-brief so even the rushed version lands.

Where Reference Ace fits in

The honest version of this problem is solvable, and it lasts. No usable referee? We check real examples of your work, confirm they're yours, and vouch for them openly as an independent reviewer. Got referees? We brief them properly, run a practice of the exact call employers make, and use the consent rules that keep your current employer out of it until you have signed. Nothing to hide, nothing that unravels in year two.

Common questions

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Will employers really call internationally?

Usually yes for your most recent role. Occasionally they will accept a written reference plus a local colleague.

Are written references worth anything?

As a supplement, yes. As a substitute for a live call, weaker, but far better than nothing.

My overseas manager has moved companies?

Normal. Their personal knowledge of your work is what counts, and LinkedIn verifies the title.

No referee? Show us your work

Reference Ace checks real examples of your work, confirms they're yours, and vouches for them to employers by name, always as an independent reviewer and never as a former boss. Got a referee already? We brief them and run the practice check before a real employer calls.

See how it works and pricing