reference是很重要的东西,你不提供reference雇主怎么知道你是不是个好员工,是否简历上说了实话?这边的雇主都很小心,因为了一旦雇错了人,很麻烦,cost a lot to the business。查reference是最基本的招人条件,很多公司甚至还做security check, credit check, 某些职位甚至需要full background check - 就是找专门的调查公司对你之前的雇佣经历做全面的核实。
If they really want someone to work, some do not check work reference. Just get a letter from your previous company for reference purpose. Only some bullshit big company do work reference check.