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Originally Posted by rubecube
That's bizarre. I have about 10 people who I've relied on in the past for business references. Some of them are no longer with the one of the companies I used to work for and I don't have their contact info anymore, so I don't include them in my references. I also made sure to ask every single one of the people on my reference list if they would give me a reference, and I usually give them a heads up when I think someone might be calling them.
I just couldn't imagine taking a complete shot in the dark with my references.
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as the previous poster suggested...it really is 50-50. Im the same as you, I ENSURE I contact all of my refs before I even put them on the list. Youd be surprised at how many dont even give that common courtesy.