Make Your References Work For You

Okay, we have been doing it wrong our whole lives: Did you know you were supposed to prep your job search references? In excruciating detail?

Sure, we’ve e-mailed former bosses saying “Hey, you might get a call from so-and-so because I applied for a job at yadda yadda.” But apparently that’s wrong.

“No prep. No conversation. No idea who will be calling or what position they are interviewing for. No Nothing! No Way! WAY….That’s job search suicide in my opinion,” writes

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