Résumé Help: References on a Résumé?
I focused on the reference portion of this candidate’s résumé. He had a second page that only contained his references. Let’s take a few minutes to review this example and identify how to share references in your initial resume submission.
It is almost always best to create an addendum to your résumé when showcasing references. An addendum is not a “page 2” of a resume. Rather it is a stand-alone document. You will need a heading at the top with your full name and contact information.
This candidate’s format is nice and clean. However, I would recommend having the information with a chart or columns. When you use manual spacing, the information is likely to be jumbled during transmission. It may be not be apparent to you looking at the example on the blog, but worth mentioning, as jumbled text is a big problem!
It is not necessary to identify phone number and email. People can easily recognize that this is a phone and below it is an email. So, it’s OK to remove the words “contact number” and “email” from this section.
This candidate lists just two references. Most experts recommend showing a minimum of three references and a maximum of six. I always recommend that my clients show four to six.
It is very important to show the person’s job title. Kudos to the candidate for showing this information. We also recommend showing your relationship with this person. For example, you can write if this person was your director manager, client, co-worker, or perhaps this was your professor or college advisor. They reader wants to put the reference into context. We want to qualify this person as appropriate to speak on your behalf.
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