A Resume Reference Guide

Are you about getting a new job or changing carriers? If yes,you should be ready to prepare a resume for yourself. Some believed creating a resume is complicated and nerve-wracking to develop,while to others the problem is references.

On your resume,there is high probability that you must list references. These references may come in two different formats. These are personal references and professional references. Many employers actually prefer to see a combination of them both. Also,according to research most hiring companies like to see at least three references on their job applications and resumes.

If you are now clear of what many companies want when it comes to references on a resume,you may as well start to list your references now. While this approach is necessary,you must proceed with caution. As I have earlier stated one of the many mistakes that resume writers make involves their references. Some of these common mistakes and ways to prevent them are outlined below.

The biggest mistakes job seekers like you make often involves listing no references at all.At times you may be submitting your resume without listing any references and get away with it but,it is as if you are taking a risk. Under the heading of references on your resume there should be something like ''references available upon request? On any application form if you are asked to submit references,you should do so. Omitting information on a job application may cause your application to be overlooked.

As earlier stated,most of these companies would like to see a combination of professional and personal references on their job applications and on all submitted resumes. This is a mistake that many job seekers also make and one that you will want to not make. For that reason, you may want to consider listing four references on your job applications or resumes. This would allow you to have an even number of personal references and professional references.

Keeping all these in mind will make you not fall a victim of rejection. This should automatically improve your chances of landing the job of your dreams or at least a job interview.

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