References

[James Barrow <vrfour -at- earthlink -dot- net>]

Thank you to everyone who posted comments regarding Contract Length.  
Time for a new quasi-problem.

I worked on a contract position that lasted three years (2001-2004.)  
During that time I kept my resume updated, but lost track of my tried 
and true references.  Some of them moved up, some moved on, some moved 
away.

Since that long term contract position, I have held to contract 
positions that were each five weeks in length.  The twist here is that 
the project managers for each of these contracts were also contractors.

As I'm again in a position where I have to get my resume out there to 
find another position, I'm coming up short on references.  I have one 
solid 'supervisor' reference, and several coworker references.

I've considered contacting the companies that I have worked for and 
speaking to the manager that took over for my reference.  Maybe ask 
them to review the work that I had done and ask if they would be 
willing to be a reference.  I've also thought about tracking down the 
references that moved on.  Any suggestions on how to build a reliable 
pool of references?

- Jim


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