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.
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