Professional References

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<p>I thought I would post this here since I can’t think of a better group of people who would have good experience in this area.</p>

<p>I need to provide some references for a job. I have some great references at my current job, however, it is company policy that management may not provide references for their associates (I assume if the manager says something to lose the job for the associate, there could be potential for a lawsuit). So on my references section I wrote this:</p>

<p>“Unfortunately, X Corporation does not allow management to provide personal references for their associates. They do offer employment verification via The Work Number (1-800-367-5690), however, there is a fee for this service. Therefore I have provided references from co-workers who can attest to my qualifications.”</p>

<p>Then I listed 3 co-workers at my current employment who I think would provide good references. </p>

<p>Do you think I should include that explanation, or delete it and only list the references? I don’t want it to look like my manager would not give me a reference because I know he’d be happy to, since it’s just a part-time job I’m applying to and will not actually be leaving my current position. </p>

<p>What do you think?</p>

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<p>I think you’ve explained it perfectly.</p>

<p>Have you checked with your co-workers to make sure they’re comfortable giving you a reference?</p>

<p>And, do you have references not from your current job that you can provide? That would be useful instead of three co-workers from the same job.</p>

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<p>You could call the bosses from the job(s) you had before the current and ask them to give references.</p>

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<p>Yes, my co-workers know and are willing to give me a reference.</p>

<p>My manager from my previous job is no longer with that company (retired) so I can’t get a hold of her, and I don’t think the other managers would remember me well enough to provide much of a reference. I just graduated college a year ago so I don’t have much work experience to draw references from. </p>

<p>Thank you for the feedback!</p>