Vouch For Me? 3 Things Job Seekers Should Know About References

"Are you going to provide for me?"

If you are looking for a job, you've probably asked this question at some point. After all, what is more valuable than anyone agree that, yes indeed, you're the best employee at work?

Your landlord probably has asked for a reference, the coffee shop wants one too, and big business where you want to get your foot in the door will be three.

Whereas the references are so precious, I think it's time to share three important pieces of information about them:

1. There is a vocabulary.

If you ever had someone to show you, you probably have called them for your reference. After all, what the employer said, and almost everyone. But this is not quite correct.

Strictly speaking, a person guarantor for you when you're a referee meanings. The reference is the real information is given to the employer. Unless the referee is a real stickler for semantics, this probably will not come out. However, there is good information to have on hand.

2. I do not like surprises

How would you like someone to call you and ask you about someone you worked with a while ago? You probably would not like it. The same goes for people who guarantee to you. Prevent accidents caused by the surprise result of this process in two steps:

Ask the person before you send information to judge.

Keep your information to an employer requests it, then head to an arbitrator could be a call to come.

To this is added a long list of reasons why your resume should never include the reference information. This makes it oh-so-easy for potential employers to call your referees, when necessary. Trust me, they will.

3. Help them help you.

As you progress in your career, you'll probably begin to arbitrate for your colleagues. Much as you want, there is only so much information that you can remember when the fateful phone call arrives from Bob in XYZ Inc.

Instead of letting your referees in a hurry to find good information to know about you, give them a cheat sheet. Their curriculum is excellent for this purpose. Your referee will be able to study in their professional goals, experience and skills without having to browse through your LinkedIn page.

What do you think? What should job seekers about references? Share your thoughts in the comments below!

Gerrit Hall is the CEO and co-founder of RezScore, a free web that will read, analyze, and degrees will continue - immediately. Hall was able to combine his passion for computer science and a career in space to help job seekers will continue to write the best possible. You can connect the Hall and RezScore on Facebook and Twitter.