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A Potential Employer Wants References. Who Would Be Good To Ask?
Often references are an afterthought in your job search. You may be so focused on making your resume stand out from your competition or practicing hard interview questions that you forget that employers may want to check your references. Then when you see this ask on an application or after an interview, you scramble to come up with names and contact information.
Tracking Your Job Search Activities
The project plan is a way for you to plan out the activities that you need to accomplish to successfully find a job. At the outset you need to develop general categories of activities like developing a resume, networking, and researching companies.
Block lists are not often discussed, but they can be problematic for job seekers who want to return to an employer. Who makes the decision, and what is its basis? Is it permanent, set in stone for all time, or can it expire after some time? In what circumstances will a returnee know this is the situation, and is there a procedure to review this designation?