In The Hot Seat - Reference

Posted By: Heather Fairchild In: Business Professional

Picking the list of people who will attest to your character to help you get a job can be tough. Just because an application says “Personal Reference” doesn’t mean you should use the one who knows you most intimately. Instead, they should be professional associates who can speak to your work ethic.

Have you ever dated a coworker? How did that turn out?

By Heather Fairchild - Heather is a multimedia developer with experience in web, film, photography and animation as well as traditional fine arts like painting and sculpting. In addition to writing for Beyond.com, she is co-founder of a design and promotion company. Heather’s spare time consists of making puppets, teaching Sunday School, building Legos and doing science experiments with her children.

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