Getting a job with few references?
jeffmould: I am curious as to why you think you can't ask for a reference simply because the company is small? References are not about the size of the company, but instead ensuring that who you say you are is really true. When I first started in the industry my only references were from high school jobs at fast food places and small restaurants. Nothing related to IT or the job I was applying for. These references though all concurred that I was a hard-working, reliable employee, who would take on extra responsibilities, always willing to work, never called in sick, etc... That is what a reference is truly about. Finally, companies will typically only ask for 3-4 references, and even then most of the time they do not have to all be work related.