Is it common to use your college instructor as a reference on a resume?
I just graduated with a Liberal Arts degree and I don’t have any professional experience. Is it appropriate to go find my college literature teacher and ask him if I can use him as a reference on a job resume for a writing position? I was one of his best students.
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Of course you can. Make sure you had a good educational relationship with the teacher, and don’t forget to ask them permission (it also helps to prep them for who could be calling them too).
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Sure. I’ve been out of school a while and I still have one of my professors write recommendations for me from time to time. But you need to keep something in mind. While you were one of this professors best students, does s/he know you well enough to be a good reference? If you only had her/him for one class this may not be a good idea. If the instructor knows you well (and favorably), then it should be okay.
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yes absolutely!!! a professor who knows you and your work well is probably the best person to use as a reference.
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