{"id":2048,"date":"2024-08-15T11:00:18","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T15:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/internships-careers\/?page_id=2048"},"modified":"2024-08-15T11:15:46","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T15:15:46","slug":"references","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/internships-careers\/students-graduates\/resources\/references\/","title":{"rendered":"References"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content-block wp-block-butler-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"content-block-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block-layout content-block-layout-menu-less\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-content-container is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-references-amp-letters-of-recommendation\"><strong>References &amp; Letters of Recommendation<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-custom-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\" id=\"h-what-do-we-mean-by-references\">What Do We Mean by References?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">References are individuals who can speak to your knowledge, skills, and abilities in some capacity. Many types of applications may ask you to provide a list of references, whether for internships or jobs, graduate schools, summer programs, or other involvements.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-container wp-block-butler-accordion-container\" data-allow-multiple=\"false\" style=\"--butler-accordion-title-bg-hover: ;\">\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tReference Sheet Format\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A references sheet is a one-page document you create and should mirror the top header of your CV\/resume. Below your header you would include the title \u201cREFERENCES\u201d and then list each contact\u2019s name, organization or affiliation, email address and\/or phone number, and your relationship to that person.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tTips\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Always ask first before listing someone as a reference<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Family and friends should not be references<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do not list references at the bottom of your resume; it should be a separate document<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A list of three to five strong references is fairly typical; 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