Resume References

A resume reference is one who verifies your credentials and information given in the resume. References are always contacted in the last stage of the recruitment process. Once, the candidate has reached the final round of interview, the human resource department asks for references.

The candidate should know his/her references well . Be sure that they give right feedback to the employer. They answer all the questions regarding the candidate’s past. The references used in the resume can be:

Past teachers and professors
Old customers
Recent managers or supervisors
Other contacts from your field

It is always good to have a word with your references before hand. You can give a call to them and ask their opinion about you. This will help you in getting an idea about them before mentioning them to your potential employers. You never know whether the person will be a good reference or a bad reference.

The resume references should be able to answer questions on any of the following topics:

Conduct and character in professional and personal life
Educational qualifications
Job experience
- Name of the organization
- Designation
- Job profile
Communication Skills
- Spoken
- Written
Skills
- Team management
- Leadership
Attitude
- Time management
- Regularity

Generally, you do not add references in the resume. You need to if it is asked in the job advertisement. You can add a phrase like “References available on request” in the resume. Good references help you a lot in your job hunting. Always make sure that you give names of references who have known you at least for a year.

In resume reference, make sure you give both professional as well as personal references. In professional references, you can give name of your manger, your supervisor, your colleague. In professional reference include reference’s name, designation, name of the company, address phone number, email address. In the same manner you need to go about with personal references like friends, etc.

The samples of resume reference are given below:

Susan Taylor
Manager,
Net worth Communications,
210, Windsor Castle,
Melbourne, Australia
susant@hotmail.com
+61-390015546

Peter Johnson, PhD
Professor,
Department of English.
The University of Melbourne
Victoria, 3010
Australia
Telephone: +61-3-8344-4000
Fax: +61-3-8344-5104

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