When you fill out the references section of a job app

[jingramm]

I am filling out a job application form that I have to email back in. It asks for 3 professional references from my past and has space for "Company" and "Address". All of them have moved to different companies. Do I list their new companies where they work now or the previous companies where I worked with them?

Also, when I list all of my previous jobs, it asks whether they can contact the supervisor. Is it always a bad idea to check "No"? Does a company contact 3 professional references that I provided + the supervisors that I listed?

 

[nageov3t]

I'd list their current company unless it specifies otherwise.

as for contacting... it really depends on the HR department.

for my current job, I had to provide 5 references. all 5 were sent an anonymous survey to fill out about me via email, and 2 were contacted over the phone.

 

[TheGardener]

It doesn't make sense to list your contacts at the old company, if they have moved on. Ask each of them how and where they should be contacted.

Checking Yes or No as to contacting your former supervisor, depends on whether the supervisor will respond and what he or she will say. You'll only know this by talking to the supervisor before giving out the name. For someone still working at a company, contacting a supervisor will flag that you intend to leave. If you don't have a good relationship with the supervisor or you just don't want that person to know you are looking, then No is an appropriate answer.

Contacting references, almost always means that they are considering making you an offer. Know what they will tell HR or a hiring manager.

 

[Man I Suck]

I have never liked the idea of blasting my references' contact information all over the place when handing out CV's. Is it bad not to include references on a resume? I've resorted to leaving my resume with "references available upon request" and kept them hidden until the job app or the interview. Is that bad?

 

[Protoman25]

I have never liked the idea of blasting my references' contact information all over the place when handing out CV's. Is it bad not to include references on a resume? I've resorted to leaving my resume with "references available upon request" and kept them hidden until the job app or the interview. Is that bad?

I feel the same way and do the exact same thing. I've never had a problem come from it.

 

[nageov3t]

I have never liked the idea of blasting my references' contact information all over the place when handing out CV's. Is it bad not to include references on a resume? I've resorted to leaving my resume with "references available upon request" and kept them hidden until the job app or the interview. Is that bad?

I usually leave the references out and then notify them that they might be contacted if the hiring process reaches that stage

 

[TheGardener]

I have never liked the idea of blasting my references' contact information all over the place when handing out CV's. Is it bad not to include references on a resume? I've resorted to leaving my resume with "references available upon request" and kept them hidden until the job app or the interview. Is that bad?

You are right. Been over 10 years since I last looked for job. I did exactly what you said.

 

[CountZero]

I have never liked the idea of blasting my references' contact information all over the place when handing out CV's. Is it bad not to include references on a resume? I've resorted to leaving my resume with "references available upon request" and kept them hidden until the job app or the interview. Is that bad?

You don't even need to go that far. It is implied that you have references and they will be made available should the application get that far. At this point that line is just a waste of valuable resume space.

 

[Man I Suck]

You don't even need to go that far. It is implied that you have references and they will be made available should the application get that far. At this point that line is just a waste of valuable resume space.

Well in my case, I might just need the extra bloat :biggrin: