do i need to get new job references??

[celle507]

Hi,

I am just wondering how long one can use their job references for...

I asked 3 people to be my references in December while I was looking for a job and they all said yes. So, I landed the hospital job but did not like it so I am looking for jobs again and have several interviews lined up.

Do I need to re-ask them again if I can use them to be my references or is the time period short enough (4-5 months) that they probably understand that I could still be looking for work and I can still count on them to be my job reference..

Also, what about a former supervisor who states that "you can always use me to be your reference" and he is very positive about my work and really means it. does that mean that i can use him anytime without continuously asking him again and again?

How many times do you use one person as your reference before it is too much??

[elkpark]

I always ask people again, both as just a simple courtesy and also to make sure that their 'phone numbers, addresses, etc., haven't changed and I have the correct contact info.

As for how many times is "too much," it's not a matter of how many times you've used a person as much as it is how much time has passed. If it's someone you worked with several years ago and you've had a few jobs since then, a potential employer would wonder why you don't have more current references, and how valid that person's assessment of your skills and abilities would be (compared to someone who had worked with you more recently).