When a referee completes your reference, we publish it on your profile, and it can help you rank higher in search results.
1. Open References
In the sidebar, select Your profile > References. You can have up to five referees; the line at the top shows how many you can still add, for example (2 left). Select Add reference (1) to ask someone new.
2. Add a referee
In Add reference, enter their First name, Last name and Email. All three are required.
Check the email address, then select Save (1). The referee is emailed instructions to complete your reference.
You'll see Reference saved. and the referee appears under Pending.
3. Resend or remove a request
Select ⋯ on a pending referee's row:
Resend request (1) emails them again. You'll see, for example, We've emailed Robin Rees again.
Remove referee (2) cancels the request.
4. Remove a referee
After Remove referee, confirm with Remove referee in the dialog. Their request link stops working and the slot frees up for someone else.
You'll see Referee removed.
Good to know
The limit of five counts pending and completed references. At five, Add reference shows You already have 5 references, the most a profile can list. Remove a pending referee to free a slot.
Completed references can't be resent or removed.
If a referee can't find the email, ask them to check their spam folder, then use Resend request.