Well let me see, I have now applied for about 50 jobs in the last month. Ocasionally I get a call back on the phone which is nice, though no interviews of course. I am somewhat concerned that references are not being given at my old work place.

I hope this is not the case, but I can think of  no other reason for going from the of top of  a list of CV’s straight to the bottom.

Perhaps I ought to try the mystery shopper approach and see what the response is when my name is mentioned?