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Professional References
What do I do for professional references if I'm afraid that most of my supervisors cannot be trusted to be a reference for me (e.g., if I am worried that my listing a supervisor would cause me to get a pink slip shortly thereafter)? Can co-workers be listed as references? Should I just list three professors and then explain that I am trying to keep my job search under wraps if it comes up?
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Re: Professional References
List co-workers, give them fancy titles. eg: If they were your senior, call them a "senior banker" etc. Also if you have a classmate that had a fancy job prior to enrolling in law school, you can use them. eg: John Doe, Physician, colleague". You can also put down people you externed for during the summer.
If you don't have any of those...then um, maybe pick the least damaging ones?
If you don't have any of those...then um, maybe pick the least damaging ones?
