Company I’m interviewing with wants references (professional and personal). Worried about reaching out to friends at D since I haven’t gone wide with my plans to leave. Advice?

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I’ll be a pretend reference. Remember that week in Tallahassee with that grocery chain digital strategy? Ohhh boy those were the days!

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Former coworkers works as well.

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You can’t find one or two people you’re close to? Honestly surprised by that, I have a few people at my firm I’d definitely just tell.

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You can list a couple but tell the recruiter that they don't know yet and that you need to be contacted when the time is appropriate for reaching out to them (usually closer to offer)

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You just need 2 or 3 references ... not the whole cohort

Feel free to put me down as a reference. I got you!

You must be having one or two friends

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