References Available Upon Request. To Use Or Not To Use?
Whether you leave the “References Available Upon Request” on your resume or not, will not affect your chances of getting interviewed. Listing your actual references, however, is a no-no.
Whether you leave the “References Available Upon Request” on your resume or not, will not affect your chances of getting interviewed. Listing your actual references, however, is a no-no.
References provide additional reinforcement to your candidacy with the hiring company. As such, they need to be as strong as possible, so that you wow potential employers not just with your resume, cover letter and interview, but also with all the good things others say about you.
You just need to make sure that people, willing to provide you with references, would give you a “ten” on the scale from one to ten, and would most definitely re-hire you!
More and more companies are getting into the business of making hiring decisions not just on interviews alone. Big Brother is watching…