How to Turn Down Someone’s Request to Be a Reference
A script for saying no with minimal awkwardness
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5 min readSep 23, 2019
Being asked to serve as someone’s professional reference is a compliment (they care about what you think), but it can also be kind of a drag (one more phone call you need to schedule time for), even as it’s also a small joy (you get to help someone advance their career).
