Would it be ok to reach out to potential references to get their approval before you actually apply for new jobs or is it better wait until your further along in the process?

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Barely anyone truly does references these days

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Wait until you get an offer

I asked a few people once I was pretty sure I’d have an offer in the next week. Worked out well because I was ready to go once the new job asked (sometimes people want you to provide a personal number vs work phone etc so helps to ask in advance)

wait of course, people treat you differently once you tell them you're planning to leave.

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