# Reference person's phone number incorrect on resume. Advice?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reference-persons-phone-number-incorrect-on-resume-advice/653523
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [March 21, 2013, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reference-persons-phone-number-incorrect-on-resume-advice/653523 "2013-03-21T04:56:11Z")
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### Author:  [@Animastryfe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Animastryfe)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2013, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reference-persons-phone-number-incorrect-on-resume-advice/653523/1 "2013-03-21T04:56:11Z")
My friend recently found out that the phone number of one of her references was incorrect on her resume (it was actually the friend’s number). Is this a big problem? Should she contact the companies that she applied to and tell them about the mistake? What should she do (besides correct it on her resume for future applications).
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### Author:  [@Twoflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twoflower)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2013, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reference-persons-phone-number-incorrect-on-resume-advice/653523/2 "2013-03-21T05:04:39Z")
Nobody checks references until after the interview and they’re considering making a job offer. She can mention the correction at the interview. For future applications, reference contact info doesn’t belong on a resume; that should be a separate page, to be provided “on request”.
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### Author:  [@Animastryfe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Animastryfe)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2013, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reference-persons-phone-number-incorrect-on-resume-advice/653523/3 "2013-03-21T05:10:33Z")
Thank you for the reply. My original post was incorrect; the reference information was on a second page.
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### Author:  [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2013, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reference-persons-phone-number-incorrect-on-resume-advice/653523/4 "2013-03-21T17:57:21Z")
Agree, only mention if she gets an interview. Even then, keep it low key - “Oh, I do need to mention a change to the phone number of one of my listed references. Would you like to make a note of it now, or should I email an updated resume to your attention?”
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### Author:  [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2013, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reference-persons-phone-number-incorrect-on-resume-advice/653523/5 "2013-03-21T18:41:43Z")
> [@Twoflower](#):
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> Nobody checks references until after the interview and they’re considering making a job offer. She can mention the correction at the interview. For future applications, reference contact info doesn’t belong on a resume; that should be a separate page, to be provided “on request”.
I agree on the first bit, but including references in a resume is a regional thing and does not apply across the board.