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How to choose your job references wisely

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Believe it or not, you need to put a lot more work into narrowing down your references than simply jotting down your past three co-workers and their phone numbers.

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This video is part of the Jobpostings.ca Job Hunt video series designed to help students and recent graduates gain modern and practical job hunting insights and skills.

Our series will cover the various stages of the job hunting process, from Self-Assessment to Resume and Cover Letters to Job Searching to Networking to Interviewing to the First Three Months on the Job.

The series is funded in part by the Ontario Development Media Corporation, Interactive Digital Media fund.

CREDITS
Andrea Jenna | Host
Nathan and Mark Laurie | Executive producers
David Tal | Producer, writer | @DavidTalWrites
Anthony Capano | Creative Director
David Cain | Camera
T. Tieu | Video Editor