How to Provide a Reference

Submitted by mauzenne on Thu, 12/18/2008 - 01:37.
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This cast describes effective ways to provide references when asked.

Your directs and former directs are going to ask you to provide them references. Yet you've probably heard that providing references is generally frowned upon. More and more, HR says you can't. But you can.


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Submitted by jamclaughlin on Tue, 12/23/2008 - 23:32.

Providing reference on LinkedIn

What's your advice on providing a recommendation through LinkedIn? This podcast focused on giving a written reference but this question is about providing a references in the recommendation section of their LinkedIn profile. In this case, it would be for all to see, not directed to anyone or (necessarily) any position specifically.

Cheers,

James

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Submitted by dunnmark on Mon, 01/05/2009 - 13:22.

Providing reference on LinkedIn

Funny you posted this James. I just logged in to ask the same question after listening to the cast. I figure it's a little too anonymous, so have some concerns, but was also after some recommendations here. The one thing that always concerns me about LinkedIn references is that they seem to be done as a quid-pro-quo deal - if you look at one person's recommendations a lot of the people that recommended them also have recommendations in return. Does that diminish the meaning of them?

Mark.