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References for a resume'/ C.V.?

References should only be listed on an application form.

On a resume - "References available on request" (have three ready)

Good luck!
 
Agree with Available Upon Request.

Depending on the level of employment you wish to require...you should have 3 written reference letters. If it is on letterhead obviously you do not have to provide contact info. If not, you do.

Summer jobs and such then a list of three contacts on a separate sheet (same paper as your resume) is sufficient.
 
Don't list your a highschool grad. If your to the point of having a resume you shouldnt have too. It looks tacky
 
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Actually, I'm all in favour of a new and improved resume. I think employers should expect you to list :

- What did you start sucking first, your finger or your thumb, and if it was your finger, then which finger?
- Did you stop peeing your pants first or crapping in them?
- If you're male, when did you get your first woody?
- If you're female, when did you get your first woody?
- How much did you pay for the fake diploma you're going to show us?

At least that's what I would be asking for in a resume, if I was in charge of Human Resources. Forget those lame, outdated psychological profile tests. I can tell a lot more from a finger ... or a thumb. ;)
 
A resume should be more than one page when-
You have a technical skill set that that has many subsets (software for example)
- You have a number of jobs since graduation
A good rule of thumb for resumes is to list your job, give a one sentence explanation of your responsibilities, then list in bullet points underneath your accolades, achievements, or any other info that sets you apart from your peers.
Employers want to see achievements; they already know what your responsibilities are.
apneist
 
You don't need to include "references available upon request" as most employers will ask if they want references anyways
 
Paying people to be references?

I was just wondering if people think this could work.

Basically I have done hospitality work before, but just my luck, the only two places I worked at are now closed and I don't have the numbers of the managers anymore. Of course it's virtually impossible to get work without references.

I've gotten one friend so far to agree to be one, but I can't really think of anyone else, so was thinking of putting a couple of notices up at university saying: "make $50 for no effort, students only, call XXXX-XXXX" and then just telling them if anyone calls and asks about me that I was a great worker.

Originally I believed it to be a good plan but then I realized you would have to pay upfront leaving no guarantees of them actually doing it.

Thoughts? =D
 
People make up references to get jobs all the time. It is not uncommon. ime you get paid more.
 
Yeah I know, it's not like I would do it for a professional job, but I'm just a student and it's just bar-work, something I know how to do well as have the genuine experience (but lack of references).

Just asked a house-mate and offered him money to do it but he said he would do it for free, and that he's done it before for one of his friends. :)

In this economic climate, to get your foot in the door I guess you sometimes have to fudge it a bit.
 
As a mod of this subforum I have to say that lying about references is wrong.

However, if you insist on doing so, have your friends do it. There's too much risk involved in letting your fate lie in the hands of strangers.
 
Its kinda funny after I read/posted to this my Peruvian mate from Uni facebooked me last night asking me to fake a reference for him. We are forming an IT company complete with fake mobile phones and all. We are still working on a name for our "IT specialist company"
 
I didn't know places actually called references. It's good to have them but I only know one place that actually called them. Err, just have your friends lie for you. Of course make sure you get your story straight.. ex-manager where, dates of employment, reason left, work ethic.
 
Why pay someone to be a reference when you can either..

1) have a real reference, or

2) use technology to disguise your voice and be your own reference

???
 
Jerry Atrick said:
As a mod of this subforum I have to say that lying about references is wrong.

However, if you insist on doing so, have your friends do it. There's too much risk involved in letting your fate lie in the hands of strangers.
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This
 
When I was a junkie I used to drive this crack dealing lesbian around all night to make sales and she'd give me a shot of dope in return. We talked a lot, cuz what else is there to do in a car in the hood at 4am with a crackhead, and I told her I was looking for a job and she was like "oh no way I used to run a company called 'reds deliveries' (or some shit) you can put me down as a reference!" Fr whatever reason at the time I was like "wow that's a great idea" so I wrote her down on my job app, and I called the place I applied at like a week later, and a manager answered and was all like "you are never allowed on the premises of this store again. Goodbye."

Lol
 
I don't believe they contact references at all. Someone just sifts through resumes, may occasionally do more than one interview and just chooses someone because they "like them" - whatever that entails...
 
^ your generalisations get wilder and more baseless.

alasdair
 
RedRum OG said:
When I was a junkie I used to drive this crack dealing lesbian around all night to make sales and she'd give me a shot of dope in return. We talked a lot, cuz what else is there to do in a car in the hood at 4am with a crackhead, and I told her I was looking for a job and she was like "oh no way I used to run a company called 'reds deliveries' (or some shit) you can put me down as a reference!" Fr whatever reason at the time I was like "wow that's a great idea" so I wrote her down on my job app, and I called the place I applied at like a week later, and a manager answered and was all like "you are never allowed on the premises of this store again. Goodbye."

Lol
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Wow I wonder what she said to them? I wouldn't put a person's name down that didn't know me well. As in this case, blew up on your face.

I have a couple questions because I've been applying to places and still waiting for calls back. I noticed many times on applications they want former employers information and name of supervisor. Then they ask for personal references. If I wrote my former boss as a reference, is it seen as redundant? Also there is a section that wants to know the relationship of said reference. It gives you a few choices, one of which is friend. Would it be considered inappropriate to use friends as references? I hadn't given it much thought until I read this.
 
Pretty_Diamonds said:
I didn't know places actually called references. It's good to have them but I only know one place that actually called them. Err, just have your friends lie for you. Of course make sure you get your story straight.. ex-manager where, dates of employment, reason left, work ethic.
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I agree with this person on them not actually bothering to contact, but don't count on past employers to get anything straight either. My last manager can't remember what he ate for breakfast.

The first reference I use on my list has maintained contact with me and he has never been contacted, even in cases where I was hired.
 
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