Professional recommendations can be one of the final hurdles to landing a job offer, so it's important to find the right people. But who do you ask? After all, someone can have the perfect resume, but not be particularly motivated or pleasant to work with. Asking the right personYou obviously want to start with someone who will have positive things to say about you, but you're not always sure how someone really feels. It's fine to simply ask references directly if they are ok with putting in a good word for you.

Source: CNN March 05, 2019 16:41 UTC