re: References on a resume or not?

I was told by a good friend in HR that you don't even need to put "References upon Request" at the bottom. It should be assumed you have references, and besides a prospective employer would like get you in for an interview before they even begin to think about needing to call references. This said I have brought them with me to an interview and if they ask I can give them to the interviewer.

FWIW, LSU's career services are adamant that you never put references on a resume. They will actually "fail" a resume automatically if they do. They'll allow a "references upon request" statement but only grudgingly. Ideally they say don't put anything about it on a general resume.

Of course it doesn't apply when you do your application specific tailoring for a position that requests it explicitly.

Who the f*ck puts a picture on their resume?

Dumbass college kids who have never put together a resume before

Separate page.

Some people look at a reference page. Others don't. I don't think there's a right answer to this one. Just about the employer's preference.

A particular reference on my resume has gotten me a job fwiw...something to always consider. In my opinion, unless the reference is David Duke or Bernie Madoff, including references will only help you.

Don't put references and don't put "References Available Upon Request". Of course they are. Do you put "Drug Test Available Upon Request" or "Interviews Available Upon Request"? After looking at resumes over the years that has become a pet peeve along with World Wide Web proficiency and goofy email addresses.

If somebody asks you for references, put together a summary of a few key references including where you worked together, dates, their role, and a brief statement of how you worked together. Don't send this yet.

Talk to each of your references and tell them about the job(s) you are looking at and why they would be a good fit for your career. Tell them you would appreciate if they would serve as a references. Conceivably they will all agree.

Send each of your references an email thanking them for offering to serve as a reference. In the email, mention a couple of the highlights from the time you worked together, not in a bragging way but just to jog their memory and provide a few talking points (e.g. stuff "we worked on together"). Attach your resume to also jog their memory.

Now send the list of references to the company that asked for them.

All of the above assumes your references are trusted associates and you are applying for a mid-career salaried job, not your burger-flipping buddies referring you for a job at Jiffy Lube. Just my two cents.

When I'm hiring someone, I may glance at the references. If the list is friends or the church pastor rather than former employers, I'm leery. If I'm going to check references, I'm calling the former employers to see if they'll give me anything. Some will. Some won't. Simple question like "would you hire the person again" pretty much tells me all I need to know.

I usually looking more at how long they've worked at other jobs, job hopping and gaps in employment.