Title: Describe the procedure for obtaining professional, personal, and academic references.
Course: Education for Employment I (Preparation) (22153-18) > Section: Exploring Job Acquisition Skills

Description should include

- differentiating reference types (e.g., professional, personal, academic)
- creating a list of potential references familiar with the individual in various settings
  - non-relatives, especially community leaders
  - educators and coaches
  - managers or supervisors
  - volunteer coordinators
  - contacts working in the same field or for the same employer where the individual wants to work

- requesting permission from the listed persons
- completing these steps while allowing enough time before the reference is needed.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How should you ask someone to write a letter of reference?
- What key information should you provide to those who will be writing your letters of reference?
- Why is it important to have a list of professional references and to keep it updated?
- Why is it important to get permission from a reference before giving out their contact information?
- Who would make a good personal reference, given your career of choice?
- What makes teachers, counselors, and coaches good references?
- Why would an employer request a reference letter for a potential candidate of employment?