You want to positively influence your professional advancement? Then make sure your job reference is of high quality, because it is considered the most valuable working paper for the personnel decision-maker. The job reference is a written document about an employment relationship and is issued by the employer. When you apply for a new job, it is a kind of proof of aptitude for acquired knowledge and qualifications. In Germany it is called “Arbeitszeugnis” in Austria it is called “Dienstzeugnis”

According to many employees, job references are generally written in a “secret code” so that employers can pass on information to each other that employees cannot recognize. This is not true. Job references must always be positively written in a benevolent manner, but there is nevertheless a deliberate language of testimonials which says in a coded way whether you were very busy or whether you preferred to chat with colleagues. Almost indistinguishable for the inexperienced.