Top 5 Reasons You Should Have Your References Checked-Part 5

For the last several posts I have been discussing the top 5 reasons you should have your references professionally checked. Today we will look at the 5th and final reason:

Reason 5

Your reference contact may no longer work for the company.  Many job-seekers make the mistake of not staying in close Read more...

Top 5 Reasons You Should Have Your References Checked-Part 3

For the last 2 post we have been discussing the top 5 reason you should have your references professional checked.  It is important to make sure that your references will help you get the job you want… not hinder you.  A surprising number of references are the biggest obstacle to employment.

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Top 5 Reasons You Should Have Your References Checked-Part 2

In the last post I started discussing the top 5 reasons you should have your references checked. A surprising number of references are the biggest obstacle to employment. Today we are on reason 2.

Reason 2:

Your reference may not be saying what they expect.  A lukewarm reference can be just as damaging Read more...