IDENTIFY GOOD REFERENCES

Contact your references before including them on your list. Tell them about your job search, ask if they would be willing to give you a positive reference, and send them your resume. Employers are most impressed with work references.

Work/Professional Reference #1:

Name: ________________________________________________________

Title: _________________________________________________________

Street address: ________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

City, state, ZIP code: ____________________________________________

Phone: _______________ Email: ___________________________________

Relationship to you: ______________________________________________

Work/Professional Reference #2:

Name: ________________________________________________________

Title: _________________________________________________________

Street address: ________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

City, state, ZIP code: ____________________________________________

Phone: _______________ Email: ___________________________________

Relationship to you: ______________________________________________

Work/Professional Reference #3:

Name: ________________________________________________________

Title: _________________________________________________________

Street address: ________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

City, state, ZIP code: ____________________________________________

Phone: _______________ Email: ___________________________________

Relationship to you: ______________________________________________

Personal Reference #1:

Name: ________________________________________________________

Street address: ________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

City, state, ZIP code: ____________________________________________

Phone: _______________ Email: ___________________________________

Relationship to you: ______________________________________________

Personal Reference #2:

Name: ________________________________________________________

Street address: ________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

City, state, ZIP code: ____________________________________________

Phone: _______________ Email: ___________________________________

Relationship to you: ______________________________________________

 

SOURCE: Adapted from Ron Krannich, Ph.D., The Re-Entry Employment and Life Skills Pocket Guide (Manassas Park: Impact Publications), pages 14-15. Copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Copying strictly forbidden.