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Dave Sanford, Executive Vice President of Winter Wyman, a Boston based employment recruiting firm, says even though there are a lot of jobs out there, you still have to put your best foot forward.

Even though there's this war for talent and there's a much higher degree of wanting to bring the right person on board, companies are going to wait until they find that person - they are not going to settle for second best at this point.

So everything has to be perfect; your resume, your interviewing skills and your ability to be specific about your accomplishments.

People need to talk about, not just that they're good folks and they've worked hard and they've showed up for work every day, but what have they done specifically in their careers, in their current job that's made a difference, that's really impacted the business - and making sure it's current information. The stuff that you did ten years ago isn't as important to that new employer as what you did ten minutes ago.

Saying you have references on request and hoping they never ask doesn't work anymore, says Dave…

It's important for you to have not just references, but great references that are prepared to talk about your current skill set, and why you were different and why you are somebody that a new company would want to hire.