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When you are asked to provide references for a job opening, do you stick with people you've worked with (managers, bosses, etc.)? -- nm

Posted by Don Homer (aka DonHomer) Apr 21 '11, 09:19

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Ask Charlie Sheen. He's on Facebook. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 21, 09:39 2
- Great suggestion. -- nm - Don Homet Apr 21, 09:52 1
  - ... -- nm - Don Homer Apr 21, 09:52
Supervisors are preferable, but you want to err on the side of listing people who saw and worked with you day to day -- nm - con_carne Apr 21, 09:35 1
- -"day to day," +"every day" -- nm - con_carne Apr 21, 09:35
I don't have a clue. I seriously don't. And this worries me. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 09:30 8
- My brutha! -- nm - Luke Skywalker Apr 21, 09:34
- I have an email request out to a couple outside people, including the director of my grad school program. Hoping they say yes. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 21, 09:31 6
  - Yeah, I haven't really worked with very many outside people (and the ones I have, would not make for glowing references with regard to my work ethic) - Beryllium Apr 21, 09:33 5
    - Seriously, if you would just add the freakin' avatars, I would give you a glowing reference. -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 09:35 4
      - ... not if I made the avatars require a facebook auth ... -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 09:36 3
        
        "Does good work but is weak at following directions." -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 09:39 1
        
        aww, that's considerate of you -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 09:41
        
        *nice* -- nm - loosilu Apr 21, 09:37
I'm a little nervous about it, because it means telling my superiors that I'm applying for a job elsewhere. -- nm - Don Homer Apr 21, 09:20 22
- in your case, I would skip current supervisors and go with peers you can trust - groiny Apr 21, 09:31 7
  - Yeah, I'll probably ask a couple peers. problem about former supervisors is my first one I haven't heard from in years - Don Homer Apr 21, 09:32 6
    - my reference list is stellar. - groiny Apr 21, 09:41
    - how long ago did you graduate from grad school? because you want your references to be able to speak in the present or - amanda jones Apr 21, 09:41 4
      - 5 years. But yeah, I guess I should consider that. -- nm - Don Homet Apr 21, 09:52 3
        
        unless you talk to them regularly. like I talk to my GA advisor and my finance prof at least every couple of weeks, so I would maybe use them. - amanda jones Apr 21, 09:59 2
        
        "Great girl but won't let go." -- nm - GA advisor Apr 21, 10:01 1
        
        "This." -- nm - Finance Prof Apr 21, 10:01
- List me, instead. -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 09:21
- You can always use peers or former supervisors. -- nm - mara Apr 21, 09:21 12
  - I sometimes use clients. -- nm - loosilu Apr 21, 09:22 11
    - loosilu has tremendous stamina does does exactly what I pay her to do everytime. I really wish she would loosen up the rule on no kissing -- nm - loosilu client si Apr 21, 09:34
    - I have a list of about 5 End Users I've asked to be references (as well as the usual supervisors). - Mel Profit Apr 21, 09:27
    - loosi's simulations really helped me get to the proper evac center in an orderly fashion -- nm - midwest earthquake victim si Apr 21, 09:25 8
      - you shush! you're dead. -- nm - loosilu Apr 21, 09:31 7
        
        That won't make for a very good reference then. -- nm - not2fast Apr 21, 09:33 6
        
        he was transported tothe corpse collection point quickly and efficiently on a truck with all the other carcasses. -- nm - loosilu Apr 21, 09:36 2
        
        I always knew not2fast was an animal - zork Apr 21, 10:00 1
        
        spoiler. - loosilu Apr 21, 10:09
        
        Zombie References would be great. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 21, 09:34 2
        
        "I have never actually tasted Don Homer's brain, but I believe I can smell it, and it is definitely of superior quality." -- nm - mara Apr 21, 09:39 1
        
        "Don Homer has great stamina. He's managed to out run our Fast Zombies for several years now." -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 21, 09:44

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