Are You Properly Leveraging Job References?

All job seekers want to know how to properly list references, how many references should they provide, how much detail is needed. I came across this excellent post by Don Orlando and I thought it was extremely insightful and informative… Thanks to Don Orlando for his permission to share with you…

By Don Orlando, MBA, CPRW, JCTC, CCM, CCMC
Twitter @clevelcoach

Employers will want three to five professional references. A professional reference can speak about your performance on the job. Good professional references may be recent supervisors, co-workers (not subordinates), customers, vendors or suppliers, pro-bono clients, or volunteer committee members. Use friends or members of the clergy only as a last resort. They cannot give employers much of the information they need to decide if you should be interviewed or hired Read more