Resume References

shift you from ‘can be selected’ stage to a ‘selected’ stage

Purpose of a Resume Formal, organized summary of your job

and job-related experiences, education and skills that shows you are qualified for the job.

Sparks the employer’s interest to call you for an interview.

Tool to market your skills, work experience and accomplishments.

References in resume Resume references plays a dual role,

i.e. as a supportive body for a candidate and the authenticating body for an employer.

The company asks for many details, resume references is one of the information the company needs from the applicant.

Consider various aspects while giving resume references. Broadly the references can be of following types:

personal contacts

business or professional contacts

social contacts

The personal references such as your friends, relatives know you from conduct and behavioral point of view.

The professional references you mentioned are the right person to focus on your skills and expertise.

If you are writing the resume for the fresher, there is no need to mention the references as the candidate is a complete fresher and has no work experience

If you are an experienced candidate, you need to mention the names of the references on your resume.

Reference Sheet Include name, address, email address

and phone number of each reference

Make sure you ask permission from your references before including their personal information on reference sheet

Consider giving your references a copy of your resume and/or a short bio so they will be prepared to talk to employer

People who make the best references are:

• Former supervisors (whom you got along with), former coworkers, former teachers, colleagues.

• Friends, neighbors, community/volunteer acquaintances can be used as general character references.

Reference List - SampleAlan Cruize

28 Annie Road, Miami, FL 33422(561) 555-3354 alancruize@gmail.com

References

Jacob Smith, Former ManagerABC CompanyMilwaukee, WI414.123.4567

jsmith@abc.com

Professor Graham JohnsDepartment of Electronics

Waukesha County Technical CollegeWaukesha, WI262.125.1400

gjohns@wctc.edu

Your resume is the valuable document with the help of which, you can grab the opportunity and make the most of it.

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