What does this sentence mean?

India
September 13, 2011 5:15pm CST
What does the below sentence mean "I never give out contact information on anyone other than myself" A candidate applied for a job opening with this sentence in the cover letter. does it mean he doesn't want to give any references? please help
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@stary1 (6612)
• United States
13 Sep 11
I think it means he never gives out anyone elses phone number, e-mail address etc. In other words ways to contact someone other than himself. He only gives out infornation about the ways he personally can be contacted.
@stary1 (6612)
• United States
13 Sep 11
oops I didn't finish..many do not give references in resumes.. but in person they will. I used to say 'references will befurnished upon request'
@knicnax (2233)
• Philippines
14 Sep 11
I agree here. Though it's weird why the person would put it in ther CV.
• India
16 Sep 11
Yep, no body gives out references in CV's/ Resumes. But this guy doesn't want to furnish references which is mandatory for our client to do a ref check before submitting his resume. We double checked with the client, since the guy was apt for the position. But the client denied as the didn't want to change the whole system for a single person.
@kazeesh (13)
13 Sep 11
I don't know, but i do have to admit it brought attention to his cover letter which is the point of having a cover letter on your resume..
• India
16 Sep 11
I admit, it is good that he mentioned in the cover letter. I was happy that he was honest then many of the other candidates. he put things straight. Good or Bad but he was clear on terms which will help to take a decision
@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
13 Sep 11
Hmm, well if it's on a cover letter, and he has no references or past job details (other then what kind of work it is) then I'd say maybe so. Although, all the same, it seems a bit shady. I wouldn't want to hire anyone who couldn't give me a little bit of details, if nothing else the first name and contact number.
• India
16 Sep 11
Hi might be shady, i doubt his attitude issues after communicating wid him
@thezone (9394)
• Ireland
13 Sep 11
What was the job?
• India
16 Sep 11
It was for VBA/Excel Access Developer
• United States
15 Sep 11
Well, it possibly very well could be exactly what she meant. It makes sense. I know if someone wants to call one of my friends, I have to tell them I will tell her to give them a call, cause I personally dont want to upset someone for giving out their information but come to think of it, we always have on references for anything, haven't we.
@syoti20 (5292)
• Philippines
4 Jul 12
It means that he/she doesn't like to be contacted nor reach in any form.
@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
14 Sep 11
He could give his own name, address, telephone number and email address. However he wouldn't give out the details of his two referees. I don't think that he will get the job because references are always taken up.
• United States
15 Sep 11
"I never give out contact information on anyone other than myself" Okay I can make the same assumption as the many above but for one it is poorly written if he is referring to references. Normally on a CV/Resume you would say at the near end that references available upon request. Or they say something like list of references attached. So for someone to write this line it seems strange but then I don't know what type of job this is although I should add that no matter what type of job it is, one would still want to professional write. So the bottom line it does sound like he will not issue any reference information, for which he will be out of luck as most employers require this and for one his references should have been contacted by him initially to ask if it was okay for him to do so.