Many companies ask for references. They can ask for personal references as well as professional references. You will find lot of information regarding resume reference formats.

The recruiter tests you crucially. He/she ranks you as per your educational qualification, experience, skills and abilities etc. The employer can have a word with the references you have listed.

How can you give the references on resume? What are the things you should consider prior to listing the people as references? The information ahead will clear many such questions you may have in your mind.

Things to be Considered before Listing the References
• Inform the people that you would like to put up their name as a reference. Many a times we know each other but we are not in touch with each other on regular basis. So it is important to intimate the person that you are going to mention his/her name as reference
• Send a copy of your resume to a person so that he/she is aware of all the relevant details
• The companies expect you to mention the references in proper resume formats. So it is very important to be able to write correct information of the person, you have listed as reference. The person whom you have put up as a reference might have changed the current job or he/she might have got promotion etc. So request the person to tell the latest information such as name of the company, designation, contact details and preferred time to contact him/her
• You can refer the names of your colleagues, your senior person in the previous company etc.
• You can give the names of your relatives or friends as references. List the names of the people who will surely be able to answer the relevant questions of the prospective employer
Follow the tips and curtly follow the reference formats specified by the prospective employer.