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Hi Everyone,
Lately, I have been seeing a good deal of resumes coming through my office (aviation and non-aviation) that have references listed on the resume. References should be on a separate page, not on the resume.
When I teach my clients and job seekers about references, I provide them with these pearls of wisdom:
1. References should be treated like gold. They should only be contacted when there is an interest in employment by both parties.
2. References should not include previous supervisors. There is limited information that they can provide without getting stung later in a lawsuit. Previous supervisors can be listed on the application itself, unless you have had a bad relationship with them. Then I suggest that people put down only "Human Resources" with the main company number.
3. References should be people that can attest to your character and work habits. These can include suppliers or vendors you have dealt with, other airline or aviation people that know you WELL, or perhaps past flight instructors or professors at your university or college.
4. Be careful who you include. When I was speaking to one of my HR friends the other day, she told me that when they asked the references what weaknesses that the potential candidate had - they TOLD them. Not good! There is no requirement that says they HAVE to tell the potential employer your weakness.
The biggest reason for not including references is because 1) that gives the potential employer someone else to recruit, and 2) your references could be called by employers that you do not want to work for - which could be for any number of reasons.
Just my two cents,
Kathy
Lately, I have been seeing a good deal of resumes coming through my office (aviation and non-aviation) that have references listed on the resume. References should be on a separate page, not on the resume.
When I teach my clients and job seekers about references, I provide them with these pearls of wisdom:
1. References should be treated like gold. They should only be contacted when there is an interest in employment by both parties.
2. References should not include previous supervisors. There is limited information that they can provide without getting stung later in a lawsuit. Previous supervisors can be listed on the application itself, unless you have had a bad relationship with them. Then I suggest that people put down only "Human Resources" with the main company number.
3. References should be people that can attest to your character and work habits. These can include suppliers or vendors you have dealt with, other airline or aviation people that know you WELL, or perhaps past flight instructors or professors at your university or college.
4. Be careful who you include. When I was speaking to one of my HR friends the other day, she told me that when they asked the references what weaknesses that the potential candidate had - they TOLD them. Not good! There is no requirement that says they HAVE to tell the potential employer your weakness.
The biggest reason for not including references is because 1) that gives the potential employer someone else to recruit, and 2) your references could be called by employers that you do not want to work for - which could be for any number of reasons.
Just my two cents,
Kathy
I am glad that you and many others find the information I provide helpful.
