WHO SHOULD ACT AS MY REFERENCE WHEN AN EMPLOYER REQUESTS REFERENCES?
Before your first job application or interview you should prepare a list of 3-5 references who can attest to your work. You’ll want to contact each of these references to alert them to your job search, request their participation as references, and confirm their contact information. You do not need to ask the most senior or recognized person in your organization to be your reference, rather your references should be the supervisors, colleagues, professors and associates you have worked with on a regular basis who can best attest to your work. Each time you deliver the list of your references to a potential employer you should contact each of your references to let them know the type of job you’ve applied for and why, so they may act in your best interest to represent you clearly when contacted. WHEN SHOULD I DELIVER MY REFERENCES? Employers are almost always required to check references before hiring. Sometimes the job posting itself will request submission of references along with you
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- WHO SHOULD ACT AS MY REFERENCE WHEN AN EMPLOYER REQUESTS REFERENCES?
