Comments on: The Reference Check – It’s Not Time to Celebrate Yet http://www.careerattraction.com/the-reference-check-its-not-time-to-celebrate-yet/ Start Attracting Opportunities Instead of Chasing Jobs Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:30:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Robert Beringer http://www.careerattraction.com/the-reference-check-its-not-time-to-celebrate-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-3222 Robert Beringer Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:00:20 +0000 http://www.careerattraction.com/?p=1845#comment-3222 Indeed, the reference check is one last major step to being hired. I deal with thousands of college-level job seekers and many fail to contact their references before they list them on an application. Bad idea! Business people are busier than ever and if a job seeker expects a reference to "close the sale" for them they must contact them ahead of time and request to use them as reference;that way reference is much more likely to favorably respond to reference check. Indeed, the reference check is one last major step to being hired. I deal with thousands of college-level job seekers and many fail to contact their references before they list them on an application. Bad idea! Business people are busier than ever and if a job seeker expects a reference to "close the sale" for them they must contact them ahead of time and request to use them as reference;that way reference is much more likely to favorably respond to reference check.

]]> By: Rita Ashley http://www.careerattraction.com/the-reference-check-its-not-time-to-celebrate-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-3195 Rita Ashley Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:14:50 +0000 http://www.careerattraction.com/?p=1845#comment-3195 Excellent information. Most candidates don't appreciate how much they can affect the references. They also don't appreciate that contacting references at the outset of a job search to bring them up to speed on your most current accomplishments and suggest areas to stress is a grand way to open the door for introductions. Who better than your former bosses or workmates to introduce you to new opportunities. Don't forget to ask. Rita Ashley, Job Search Coach www.jobsearchdebugged.com Seattle Examiner.com Author: Job Search Debugged Author: Networking Debugged Author: LinkedIn for Job Search Excellent information. Most candidates don't appreciate how much they can affect the references. They also don't appreciate that contacting references at the outset of a job search to bring them up to speed on your most current accomplishments and suggest areas to stress is a grand way to open the door for introductions. Who better than your former bosses or workmates to introduce you to new opportunities. Don't forget to ask.

Rita Ashley, Job Search Coach
http://www.jobsearchdebugged.com
Seattle Examiner.com
Author: Job Search Debugged
Author: Networking Debugged
Author: LinkedIn for Job Search

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