References

You will need to have one completed reference submitted for you by your current UGA. If you do not currently have a UGA, you should ask your most recent UGA to provide your reference. If your former UGAs are no longer available, you can ask any current or former UGA to provide a reference for you. If you are unable to provide a reference from a UGA, you may also contact your current Assistant Director for a reference.

If you encounter difficulty securing a reference from your current UGA, please contact the UGA Recruitment and Selection Committee as soon as possible.

We encourage you to follow these tips when you request a reference from someone. Note that many of these tips are useful anytime you need to ask someone for a reference.

• If you do not know your UGA well, this is a good opportunity to begin getting to know them.
• You should carefully consider whom you ask to complete a reference for you. Your reference should know you well enough to be able to provide the information requested and in sufficient detail as to be useful in the selection process.
• Plan ahead. Be sure to give your references plenty of time to complete the reference form. Last-minute requests are bad form and may lead your reference to reject your request or miss the deadline.
• Provide your reference with information about the job—such as a job description—so they can provide information about you that is most relevant to the job.
• Follow-up with your reference periodically to make sure they are completing the reference form—but don't be overbearing.
• If you are concerned that one of your references will not submit the form by the deadline, you can always ask someone to provide another reference as a back-up.
• Be sure to thank your reference afterwards, and let them know whether or not you got the position.