Many people will probably disagree with me, but my thinking is basically that companies really shouldn't have an expectation for notice. It might be the courteous thing to do. It is probably the professional thing to do.
But companies often times do not extend this to their employees. It's a one sided deal. Companies often times will tell you you have to work on a weekend on Friday afternoon for example—forget your plans.
And if they want to fire you, they'll likely not let you know until the last minute as well, and probably at the end of your work day rather than the start of it. That said, if you are having difficulty finding work now, it may have more to do with the way you are handling interview questions rather than any influence from a former boss. Though, if you suspect this, it is illegal.
One way to check up on this is to have a friend call your former boss and act as a hiring HR person. Ask for the legal details like when you started and what your termination date was. Then ask the illegal ones, like "What kind of an employee was he/she?"
You may even want to record the conversation, though recorded conversations are not necessarily admissible if the party on the other end of the call are not aware they are being recorded.
You can think of the following actions ;1. Sacrifice your 'ego', seek an appointment with your boss and offer a valid reason for your leaving the Company without Notice. If no valid reason exists, pl offer him an apology and coax him to issue a fresh Termination letter.2.
Seek help of HR Manager or a senior level person of your previous Employer to play a go-between your former boss and you so that a fresh Termination letter be issued. If the job market demands a good reference from your previous Employer , then you better patch up as soon as possible. This action will eventually come to your good stead.
Don't know where your from but in England previous employers can not give you a bad reference, they can grade you on aspect of your work if your future employer asks for it but generally in their personal statement about you it cant be negative. Rather than a negative reference the only other option they have is not to reply & its then in your future employers hands if they ask the question as to why you left. I know it frustrating but you have to get on with applying & something will come your way.
I would suggest explaining your situation to prospective employers...though...without mentioning that you didn't give any notice before resigning from your last position. Unfortunately, there probably isn't much that you can do about your former boss putting you on a no-rehire list. In my home state, it is against the law for a former employer to say anything to a questioner about a former employee, other than whether or not that person was, in fact, employed there.
However, it is virtually impossible to prove what they actually said. Good luck!
The only thing I can think of to do is to pray, and maybe he can forgive that you didn't give him a notice and give you a honest reference although it will look bad that you quit without giving a notice, I have never understood that though, because they can fire you anytime they want, and usually with no recourse,Anyway I wish you the best I'm sure it will all work its-self out.
Did the terms of your contract state that you should give a specific notice period. If so, you are in breach of contract, simple. You could try contacting your old employer and apologise, but don't hold your breath waiting for a positive result.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.