In September of 2003, I was released from a company I had worked for for a little over 4 years. When I was let go, I was told that I was being let go because the company didn't want to train me so they were letting me go so they could hire already trained personnel. I received compensation and drew unemployment compensation. In Idaho, you are able to draw unemployment insurance only if you are laid-off or also know as "reduction of force." I have been unable to gain very many interviews let alone employment since this happened. I had an interview recently with a company and one of the interviewees was a friend that I went to High School with. He informed me that when they contacted my former supervisor, he told them that the company had never had a "reduction of force." I know that this has probably kept me from getting several interviews because when I would fill out an application, I would write "reduction of force" for the reason leaving. The perspective employer then assumes that I am lying on my application. I have no idea as to what I can do about this so that my former supervisor quits lying and I can possibly work again.