what kind of people can i put down for references?

[misdee]

just filling in online job application for m+s. i need two references. obviously i havent been in paid employment for quite a while and no volunteer work either.

can i put down someone i know?

yes you can. Normal is at least one employement related plus someone who has known you reasonably long term. How long is quite a while , I went back to employer almost 10 years on!

I think you should put down one reference from last paid employment - even if that was a long time ago - and a personal reference too would be fine, someone you have known for several years would be good

over 6yrs ago i worked.

not even sure if my old boss is still there.

doesn't matter , is there an hr officer ?

How about your previous employer and someone you got on with at Harefield ?

actually my old place of work doesnt even exsist. it was Safeway. now its a morrisons store.

lol bree they may describe as a general PITA

i could do, but unsure of who to contact.

Just put down the HR manager of Morrisons (then Safeway). They probably won't even check their records fully, just write an "I confirm x was an employee from such and such a date until blah blah !"

Hi misdee,

Morrisons/Safeway will be able to confirm that you were employed by them but that will be it. But your new employer should understand that.
2nd reference can be a personal one - I've used parent's friend in the past as close but not too close to suggest bias.
Good luck with the job hunting

KC xx