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Marshall David WahlstromHelgren
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Election Judge at Lasalle County Clerks Office

Too Many References, Does there come a point that references from years ago are no longer really considered relevant?

Hi, So Im 25, I am unemployed did 10 years of volunteer work and worked various paid jobs up until this year. I I am mainly looking at getting a Full-time job (entry-level) in a political advocacy group of some kind or customer service if nothing else, and keeping an open mind. I feel based on my resume ether I would be good working in an advocacy group, campaign work, or as a customer service representative. The problem I have is that I have over 15 Professional references and 3 personal references. Some of these professional references are from 10 years ago and some of them who are teachers are teachers from my community college days and from High School. My other References are more recent. The question I have is do I have too many references? Should I take some of these references off my list? Will this scare potential employers away?

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Krystal Yates
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If it isn't somebody you are currently in touch with, it should probably come off. Keep the information in case a potential employer asks for references from a particular position, but only list general references that are current. Make sense?

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All you need is the amount required and make sure they are good.

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