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There are two schools of thoughts about what to write in the References
section of your resume.
One school suggests that you should
include the list of your referees and their contact details within the
resume itself,
whereas the other school recommends that you simply include a statement
such as "References available on request".
- The argument for including references within your
resume is that this approach is
much preferred by most potential employers. This is because they have
the information immediately, can contact you references directly whenever
they want, and perhaps most importantly, by including the referees' contact
information, you have indicated your supreme confidence in the quality of
your references.
- The downside to include reference contact details within your
resume is that you post a copy of
your resume at online job sites, or
allow recruitment firms to circulate your resume,
before you know it, your referees may be experiencing a blizzard of telephone calls.
However good your relationship with your referees, this is probably a bit too much
to ask! In any case, even if your referees genuinely don't mind these calls, in order
for them to give you the best reference possible, you want to tell them about the specific
job or jobs that you applying for, in advance of any phone calls.
The best policy is therefore usually a compromise; when applying for a specific job,
include the full contact details of you references, but when circulating your
resume online, through job sites, recruitment firms, or in any
form where it is likely to reach multiple employers, include a phrase such
"references available on request". If you are then contacted or asked for an interview
by a firm that has not seen the version of your resume
with references, you can always send them a copy or take a print-out of your resume
to the interview.
In all cases, before putting somebody's name down as a referee, you should of course ask their
permission. It is also a good idea to tell them about the specific positions and companies that
you are applying for - so that if contacted, they can answer questions in the way that presents
you in the best possible light. For each person in the reference list, be sure to include the
person's name, job title, company that they are working for, relationship with you, and daytime
contact telephone number.
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