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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  Thanks PP for your kind words.

I guess my reference list will be two PTA references and one reference from my non-profit.  Basically my work colleagues who I tried to contact said they don't remember enough about me/my work to be a good reference.  But what do I tell this new job if they ask why I don't have any references from my last job?  Some of my co-workers who I would have asked for a reference have left that employer and I don't know where/how to get in contact with them.  [/quote]

That's what you tell them- that the people most familiar with your work at xyz inc. are no longer there, and you do not have any contact information for them, but that the PTA/nonprofit people have worked with you recently on projects a,b,c and can answer any questions they have about you.  Prepare your PTA people to give a professional reference, and it will be fine.  I gave them my resume, job description and a few key points.  I promise that the people hiring me did not bat an eye when I gave 2 PTA references.  Starting a nonprofit is a huge amount of work- and you should not sell yourself short.  [/quote]

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