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Career Path => Security, FFD => Topic started by: dea on Apr 10, 2017, 02:37

Title: Personal References
Post by: dea on Apr 10, 2017, 02:37

How long do you need to know someone before you can list them as a personal reference?

Title: Re: Personal References
Post by: GLW on Apr 10, 2017, 05:28

typically longer than the bar last night and breakfast this morning,...

Title: Re: Personal References
Post by: retired nuke on Apr 11, 2017, 06:57

Heck, I've been married with about that history ;-)

Title: Re: Personal References
Post by: scotoma on Apr 11, 2017, 07:05

Are you thankful that it is history?

Title: Re: Personal References
Post by: Ksheed on Apr 11, 2017, 09:51

Quote from: dea on Apr 10, 2017, 02:37

How long do you need to know someone before you can list them as a personal reference?

6 months is good enough. Doesn't really matter though. The background company doesn't want to talk to your references. They want to talk to your references' references.


So make sure your references have references that they can reference when requested.