Thursday, December 23, 2010

Quality Reference Checks

~ Make certain the contact information on your reference list contains accurate information as it looks really bad if your references can not be easily reached.
~ Only list references that you are positive will say good things about you when asked.
~ Send word to your references when you think they might be called just to give them time to be prepared.
~ If you are listing a large staffing firm (Aerotek, Kelly Services, Labor Ready, etc.) as a reference, try to find out their process in advance as they have been known to be uncooperative.

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