Hard Won Recruiter Bullet Points: Never, ever, give out a contact unless you want to burn that contact. That means no references until offer, no answering the

Hard Won Recruiter Bullet Points: Never, ever, give out a contact unless you want to burn that contact. That means no references until offer, no answering the mid-conversation "oh, I forgot, who's (CTO|your manager) there", no giving them the name of someone more suitable that might be interested. (Forward the role and recruiter to your maybe interested friend) Send PDF CV only. Word docs will be branded, changed, and in some cases leave you sat in an interview where you don't recognise the CV and skills that got you there. Yes, this happened. We compared my CVs in interview (I always take along a paper copy). Confirm rates or salary and conditions in interview. See above.