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Reference Tips:

 

  • Man%20on%20Phone%20Call.jpgWhenever you leave an employer, ask your supervisor for a letter of reference. You never know how long your supervisor will be at the company or if the company will close in the future.
  • Ask your employer to include important information such as your job title, accomplishments and main job duties.
  • When you ask your supervisor to write you a letter of reference, read it and make sure the information is correct.
  • You may also ask for letters of reference from other sources such as a friend, co-worker, where you volunteered, a teacher, etc.
  • Take copies or original reference letters to your job interview and ask the interviewer if he/she would like reference letters. It is optional to include your letters of reference with your resume and job application (unless the employer requests them).
  • If employer requests names of references, follow the instructions regarding the type of references requested. Some employers don’t want former bosses or they may specifically request work-related references.
  • Employers may seek out developed references from your references. They may ask the references for a name of someone else that knows you. A name that was not on your list.
  • Take a list of references with you to a job interview and included their full name, job title, address, phone number with area code, and e-mail address (if available)
  • Always ask your references if you can use them and let them know what type of job you are applying for.
  • Give your references a copy of your resume.
  • Follow-up with your references to see if they were contacted and to thank them.
  • If you get the job, let your references know and thank them again.

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