References.
When asked to provide references. Are you suppose to only provide professional references (peopel you've worked with) or it doesn't matter?
References should include both. Professional and personal. Three of each. Include a supervisor as well as one person who you worked closely with and one person who worked in the office but was not directly affected by your work. (Although everyone int he company is affected indirectly). As for your personal references, they are generally people you know and are friends with and therefore can talk about your character. Family members are, for the most part, not wanted as references because of the bias that exists. A lot of employers want references who have known you for at least one year. Some will ask for a minimum of three years. Some don't have a time span at all.
Thanks for replying Kelly. Well, I've been asked to provide only 3 references. My last employment was an internship with a state agency which went through a major transtion in December. Therefore, my supervisor no longer works there and I am unable to locate her. I have the contact information for one person I worked with directly. The other two people I plan on using also worked within the ageny but I worked with them indirectly. Would these two individual be considered Professional or Personal references?
People that you worked with or for are PROFESSIONAL references. These can be supervisors, peers or subordinates. They speak about your work-related abilities. Personal references speak about your general character. A personal reference is your Boy Scout troop leader, your minister, teachers and your next door neighbor. A professional reference is a former boss, former co-worker who was in a position to observe your work or someone that you work with/for now (even if that work is volunteer in nature).
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