Supply refereces with resume ??
Supply refereces with resume ??
(OP)
Increasingly companies want your references at the first contact with them, like attached to a resume.
I don't think it appropriate to supply my references until there is some level of contact with the company.
I may not even want the job after all.
My point is not to have my reference people bothered unnecessarily
and possibly very frequently.
If i omit my references does it automatically disqualify me even though i might have a very relevant resume.
Opinions, comments please
I don't think it appropriate to supply my references until there is some level of contact with the company.
I may not even want the job after all.
My point is not to have my reference people bothered unnecessarily
and possibly very frequently.
If i omit my references does it automatically disqualify me even though i might have a very relevant resume.
Opinions, comments please





RE: Supply refereces with resume ??
I would treat this on a case by case basis. To head hunters say no. If you are dealing directly with a prospective company, you can give them one or two references with a caveat, that do not call them unless you have a interview first.
Rafiq Bulsara
http://www.srengineersct.com
RE: Supply refereces with resume ??
I've reviewed hundreds of resumes and interviewed lots of people for jobs...I don't care about references at all until after I talk with the person and even then they are low on the credibility scale. I prefer to do my own digging.
RE: Supply refereces with resume ??
... or not at all.
It's no trick to find people who know me, once you find my Facebook or LinkedIn page.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: Supply refereces with resume ??
RE: Supply refereces with resume ??
Of course I would not provide a bad reference, but there are many people I have worked with who would give good references. To quote a project manager who I keep in touch with and supply as a reference, " i hope they call and I will give you a glowing recommendation." Ron may even be able to give me a positive recommendation :). I disagree with Ron that recommendations are meaningless.
There are many who would be able to supply a basic work record but fewer who would have the references actively respond enthusiastically. In the same manner I would give a neutral response for some who may have me listed as a reference but for a few people I have worked with I would gush over.
RE: Supply refereces with resume ??
If you just ask if the employee to be is a good guy, of course the reference is going to say yes. Ask about why he/she left, what were their strengths, did they get along with others, etc.
I had a old fashioned partner who always made me call references. He gave me questions to ask and I had to give him the answers. And he grilled me about the tone of the call. It always was a worthwhile exercise.
RE: Supply refereces with resume ??
RE: Supply refereces with resume ??
When going through a large stack of resumes, if something in the first part of your resume doesn't catch the attention of the person hiring, they probably won't even get to the references anyway.
RE: Supply refereces with resume ??
I'm pretty sure that some potential employers just look to see that you have them and that they look like they'll be good, and as Ron asks, who would give a bad reference?
Of course, checking references might have saved my last company employing an illegal immigrant who had taken his identity and his CV wholesale from the internet.
JMW
www.ViscoAnalyser.com
RE: Supply refereces with resume ??
Would HR notice?
JMW
www.ViscoAnalyser.com
RE: Supply refereces with resume ??
"Good to know you got shoes to wear when you find the floor." - Robert Hunter
RE: Supply refereces with resume ??
I interviewed for a job that would need a security clearance.
While I was in the interview room, they called the people on my list. For one of them the call was unexpected, he blurted out " He's a good guy,he really knows his stuff, but he talks too much."
Needless to say I did not get the job.
B.E.