A Complete Guide to Providing References During Your Job Search

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Join career and leadership coach and award-winning author Andrew LaCivita for today's video which is literally a complete guide to providing references during your job search! It has everything you could possible need to know about which references to provide to when to provide them to what happens after you provide them!
0:00:00 Welcome
0:01:49 Before you start, collect and alert your references!
0:03:14 What references should I have?
0:05:25 Why are they asking for references on application?
0:08:17 Offer coming they want to check references
0:09:44 Information to provide on references
0:12:02 Should I put references in emails?
0:12:30 Should I send letters of recommendation?
0:14:05 Executive recruiter wants references?
0:15:53 Who checks references?
0:16:58 Do companies actually check references?
0:18:20 How are references checked?
0:18:45 Is reference check diff from a background check?
0:19:58 What can former employer say when they check my employment?
0:24:03 I'm still working at the company, now what?
0:24:17 They want to talk to my boss!
0:25:18 At company long time, searching discretely?
0:26:00 Do I actually need a current company reference?
0:27:12 Lost touch with references
0:27:23 Don't have any references?
0:27:44 Do I prep them?
0:28:25 Can't get ahold of my references?
0:29:00 Never have your references fill out a form!
0:30:06 Recap
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@andylacivita 3 жыл бұрын

Dear Community! Enjoy this video on literally everything you need to know about references and reference checking. Also, please make sure to SUB to the channel for new videos weekly and live office hours Thursday. If you love this type of material and want to stay updated on my latest strategies for job searching and career development, sign up for my weekly newsletter here: bit.ly/JoinAndysEmailList

@NeoSoulCrew 2 жыл бұрын

You can also pay 5 people to provide a glowing review about you. The job interview process is such a dog and pony show.

@jayphillips3456 2 ай бұрын

Awesome, and very helpful as always! Thank youi Andy!

@andylacivita 2 ай бұрын

You’re welcome!

@f21rodrz41 3 жыл бұрын

This video makes me feel so much better. So glad I came across this.

@andylacivita 3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

@MrDarshD 3 жыл бұрын

The best guide about references on the Internet!! Thank you, Andy, you're the best!

@andylacivita 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Darsh!! 👊👊👊

@MrDarshD 3 жыл бұрын

@@andylacivita You are most welcome, Andy 👍🏻😀 Have a great week ahead!

@nick8243 Жыл бұрын

From my experience, employers don't even care about contacting references. However, if working with a third party recruiter, they always do reference checks. I've gotten offers from companies who I didn't even provide references to. It's common, in fact. Seems like it's mainly a recruiter thing. Also, many people don't even answer their phone these days because of perceived spam calls.

@andylacivita Жыл бұрын

True words.

@rgereige 3 жыл бұрын

Great video Andrew. I love your passion!!

@andylacivita 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Robert. Glad you enjoyed it!!

@GoalInspiredCareerCoaching 2 жыл бұрын

This is a great. You covered everything Andy.

@andylacivita 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@BluRide1979 6 ай бұрын

Very clear & very concise, thank you Sir

@andylacivita 6 ай бұрын

You are welcome

@johnnycreighton29 2 жыл бұрын

Andy, I am still viewing and listening, but I feel definitely you deserve at least a thumbs up. And I was in H.R. Thanks.

@andylacivita 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that! 😊

@daliamichail9967 2 жыл бұрын

Simply love it! Can’t thank you enough

@andylacivita 2 жыл бұрын

It’s entirely my pleasure!

@beneditocamargo225 3 жыл бұрын

Andy, thank you for sharing this video with us. I’m interviewing for a new job and it helped me a lot.

@andylacivita 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Go get 'em!

@lwhite9086 Жыл бұрын

Well explained thanks. Excellent video

@andylacivita Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@BikeHikeLikeMike 9 ай бұрын

Andrew thank you!! I find this information to be empowering. I am in the final stage of the interview process with a potentially really good opportunity and the recruiter today advised she will "probably" need references. I thought it through and then viewed your video, and now I feel much better about proceeding with references. So glad I subscribed.

@andylacivita 9 ай бұрын

Me too!!

@glen4326 Жыл бұрын

Great advice as always. Love your enthusiasm. And you're giving it all for free!

@andylacivita Жыл бұрын

You’re so welcome!

@derrick8224 Жыл бұрын

This advice is so valuable to me. Thank you so much. I’m in the final stages of job interview process

@andylacivita Жыл бұрын

Love it Derrick. Lots of luck getting over the goal line!

@rgula 2 жыл бұрын

How'd you know? Watching on a Tuesday!

@andylacivita 2 жыл бұрын

Love it! 👏

@michaeltay726 Жыл бұрын

Hey Andy! #BootCamper here. Really appreciate this content and it will be so useful for me in my job search. Thanks again!

@andylacivita Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@milkshake4ev3r Жыл бұрын

Andy, thanks for the video. I just finished an interview but the interviewer hasn't ask me to provide the references, should I give it to them to increase the chance of me getting an offer? (Since the referees also worked for the company that I applied for)

@user-pr8uh7dg9e Жыл бұрын

Cannot believe only 400+ thumbs up !!!!

@andylacivita Жыл бұрын

Really appreciate that! Thank YOU!

@queenbee786 3 жыл бұрын

I had an interesting situation, went through the interview process for a position, got an offer, signed the offer and was waiting on the background check.. Hadn't given references for this position but did for another at the same company and wasn't told they would be contacted as part of the background check. Next thing I know one of my references reaches out saying she got an email for a reference. It was strange especially since the offer had already been given and signed.

@andylacivita 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting!

@Joy31608 3 жыл бұрын

Good Morning from Lansing MI

@andylacivita 3 жыл бұрын

Morning Joy and thanks for being first!!! 👊👊👊

@babyk625 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Andy! Been watching you for months and you’ve helped me immensely! I was finally offered a fantastic state job but unfortunately they have to speak to my current supervisor who doesn’t know that I’m looking. My leaving is going to affect her and the office immensely and while we have a great relationship, she can be very vindictive. I’m very concerned about her sabotaging this new offer with a bad reference despite my glowing annual review (that they may not be willing to accept). What would you recommend I do in this situation?

@andylacivita 2 жыл бұрын

I would share this with them. There’s absolutely no reason whatsoever your new job should be contingent on the speaking to your current supervisor. Share with them your search is confidential, no one knows you’re looking, and you would prefer to give them other references.

@babyk625 2 жыл бұрын

@@andylacivita thank you!

@jennybrodrig Жыл бұрын

I had 2 interviews and everything went great. The following week they both contacted me to ask me for professional references. Well, I just have 2 people that I think can say something good about my job performance... They called my references... My surprise is that I did not get any of the jobs. How do I know if the references are good and what could happen if I refuse to give references? I really need help with this. Thank you.

@RichardGarcia93 Жыл бұрын

I loved this haha. I wish you were my boss.

@lorieverett4328 3 жыл бұрын

Andy, you say to put on the application, Do Not Call references. First, won't that turn off potential employers and second, there is not usually a place to do that. Where do you suggest adding it. Thanks! #bootcamper

@andylacivita 3 жыл бұрын

Actually, I would out them in the application but indicate to verbally mentioned do not call during your recruitment screen if you attain one!

@lorieverett4328 3 жыл бұрын

@@andylacivita True- they aren't going to do anything with them just from an application....

@calif1411 2 жыл бұрын

thumbs up all the way)

@andylacivita 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@CathRas95 3 жыл бұрын

Had an interesting situation at my last interview. At the end I was TOLD we will call your current supervisor but not until we've called you first if we get far enough in the process to do a reference check. I wasn't really asked which was strange.

@andylacivita 3 жыл бұрын

Terrible. Don’t let them do that!! 😂

@LB14745 3 жыл бұрын

I've seen some online job application where you need to accept their term. One of the terms was that you approve them to contact you current employer.

@LB14745 3 жыл бұрын

@@andylacivita The only scenario I can think about where this is legitimate, is if you are a professional athlete waiting for a trade.

@jtixtlan 2 жыл бұрын

No. “When you have made an offer, contingent on verifying my dates of employment and job descriptions, and I have accepted, I will give you the green light to call.”

@fatemehkhodaei727 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Andy Is it OK if one of my five references are from a job I had 9 years ago?

@andylacivita 2 жыл бұрын

It sure is!!

@haribimb7803 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Andy Customers have sent emails to me praising my work. Is it ok for me to provide them at a interview?

@andylacivita 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Hari. I would not.

@senoucisenouci5605 Жыл бұрын

Whats mean when they ask for a reference s before interview and before they even meet me?

@andylacivita Жыл бұрын

They often ask in advance when you're filling out the application to cite references.

@raymeester7883 2 жыл бұрын

Referencing is scary for me.

@andylacivita 2 жыл бұрын

Tell me! 😂

@Joy31608 3 жыл бұрын

Where is Q and A?

@andylacivita 3 жыл бұрын

That’s been clipped out to shorten the video but if you check my live streams You’ll notice one titled with references and it will have the full Q&A at the end.