Is it normal to ask for reference before offer letter?

I got through the interview process for a few companies for the lead PM role and what I am seeing is that they are asking for previous offer letter/appraisal letter, pay slip for 3months, other documents. Is it normal for companies to ask for these documents before sharing offer letter...

Hello Grapeviners. So I was put into Focus (coaching plan, pre-PIP) at Amazon. After the focus period ended I was given two options Leave with severance Go into PIP I chose to leave. So I am currently serving notice period. My manager is trying to get some unfinished work done from me. I don't want to finish it. There are multiple reasons for it. Finishing this task will benefit him more than me.I am already stressed about looking for my next job Here's the question: My manager says that I can provide his reference to my next recruiter/hiring manager and he will provide good feedback about me. (He said this so that I feel indebted to him and finish whatever task that he assigns me) Do hiring managers/recruiters reach out to your previous manager? Can they reach out to your previous team members instead? My teammates have seen me working on the frontlines and know everything about me from my work ethic to my abilities. They can vouch for me way better than my manaher ever could. My manager always underestimated me severely. He put me into focus all because of his blindedness (this came from my teammate not me) I dont care about burning bridges with my manager because he was toxic af. Just wanted to know if recruiters will reach out to him or not? And can I instead provide a reference to my teammates

I cleared all 6 rounds of a PM interview with an Edtech startup. The HR asked for current offer letter, 2 references (current and previous manager), and a couple of other docs. Then ghosted me for 2 weeks. When I followed up, the HR said they are in-process of interviewing other candidates Is it normal to do this now a days? I understand the company wants to interview more people. But then why ask for any details from me till you are sure that you are going to give an offer

Hi Team, Switching for the first time need your guidance. I am holding offer from a company and received a JD from other company over mail along with which they are asking for basic details like cctc ,ectc and if I am holding an offer. Shall I share with them that I am having an offer prior to tech interview?

I cannot give the contact details of my manager as she can't know I'm applying to different places and secondly I think she already thinks I'm about to quit. What to do in such a situation? For context: an application is asking for the name, designation, email and phone number of the current manager.

Cleared all rounds and feedback was great, before releasing offer letter, HR sent an email asking for lot of documents - current company’s offer letter, increment letter, other offer letters that I hold, resignation acceptance letter citing last working date, etc. is this normal?

I resigned from my previous job few months ago and now I have received an offer from a different company. I have been able to clear all the rounds and now the final round - background verification check is pending. I have been asked to give the references of my previous managers whom I was reporting to ( need to give 2 names). Now the issue is that I didn't leave on good terms in my previous company. I asked for an internal switch and they instead created a toxic environment and forced me indirectly to resign - which also led to a few situations where we had an argument. In conclusion, I didn't leave on good terms. Now how do I provide my reporting managers reference. Any suggestions would be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Doing my 1st switch .. some 15-20 documents asked by company before releasing the offer letter. Is it normal? Just wanted to make sure if I'm overthinking only

I am 3YOE software test Engineer and want switch company but not getting calls any Idea how to get refferals and calls from recruiter??