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Part
3: GETTING IT ON PAPER: Creating your Reference Database/list
Directions:
Now that you have a reference prospect list, sort it selecting
those who can provide different perspectives on your work, achievements,
etc. Next, compile them in a format that will be easy for you
to retrieve when you have a specific purpose to satisfy and that
is reader-friendly for the interviewer. Be sure to check addresses
and phone numbers to make sure they are current. If your reference
has an e-mail address, you may wish to include it. On the following
pages, write a brief summary for each reference so that a potential
employer understands your relationship to each one.
Note: You need not give the entire
reference database to every potential employer. Select a list
that will best represent you for each given situation. You will
have made sure that each person selected will support and bolster
you by contacting them (see next section). The list you provide
to the company interested in your services should be no longer
than one page.
Reference
Database
Name
Background
Position/Company
Street Town, State, Zip
Phone
Relationship
SAMPLE
REFERENCE LIST
(Note: The Reference List is a selected subset of your Database)
|
Reference Name
|
Background |
James
Lawford
16 Red Bank Road Winsted, CT 06999
(860) 561-6622
Relationship: Former manager |
Jim
retired at the end of 1992 as Vice President of Dickinson,
Inc. I reported directly to Jim for two years; my major responsibilities
were Customer Service Manager and Help Desk Manager. |
Joyce
Sterns, Director Dickinson, Inc.
98 Devonshire Road Boston, MA 02107
(203) 968-0103
Relationship: Former manager |
Joyce
was Director of Customer Relations, which also included managing
production of the company newsletter. I worked for Joyce for
three years, first as a Customer Support Supervisor, and then
as Manager of the department. |
Leslie
Smith
120 Worth Street Hartford, CT 06107
Home (860) 561-9842
Office (860) 521-6000 |
|
Mark
Walshinsky Technical Services Manager
234 Main Avenue Hartford, CT 06114
(860) 561-6000
Relationship: Team member |
Mark
was Assistant Director of Research and Production and is now
Technical Services Manager of Bohman & Bohman Printing Center.
I worked on a team with Mark as a customer liaison for print
project production as well as on other projects in various
capacities during a ten-year period. |
Daniel
Tremonti Director of PC Services Ames & Co.
20 Filmore Street Bridgeport, CT 06622
(203) 334-7615
Relationship: Colleague |
Dan
and I were colleagues at Dickinson, where he served as Director
of PC Services. Since Dan and I know each other socially,
he can also be a personal reference. |
Keisha
Sanders Director, Electronic Publishing Pagano Partners
35 West Avenue Stamford, CT 06902
(203) 968-0103
Relationship: Former supervisor |
Keisha
is now responsible for all corporate electronic publishing
at Pagano Partners. I worked for her as a Customer Service
Representative. |
Part
1: VALUE TO THE INTERVIEWER
Part
2: VALUE TO THE INTERVIEWEE
Part
3: GETTING IT ON PAPER
Part
4: PREPARING REFERENCES
Part
5: ADDITIONAL POINTS/SUMMARY
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