Job references are important for the employer and the potential employee. Employers typically use references to make hiring decisions and a lack of them can hurt your chances of getting a position. It ...

As a third-party endorsement of your skill set, strengths and experience, references play a crucial role in your job search and application process. These professionals know firsthand your work ethic ...

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Reference checks should be initiated for all final candidates prior to recommending a candidate for the position. Obtain several professional references for each candidate under serious consideration.

Reference checking is a personnel selection procedure that is widely used across the world. In reference checking, potential employers request information from informants who have previously worked ...

Who wouldn’t want a heads-up on how a job candidate might perform before hiring them? That’s what the entire interview process is for, right? Well, yes, but there’s a final step that many employers ...

These are some of the many things Graham Duncan, investor and chairman of the Sohn Conference Foundation and chairman emeritus of East Rock Capital, thinks about reference checks for job candidates.

Not long ago when you were applying for jobs, references weren't given much thought. That is no longer the case. As the competition increases and employers become more stringent in their selection ...

Editor's note: This is a contributed piece by Ray Bixler, president and CEO of SkillSurvey, an online reference checking technology firm that harnesses the power of references to help organizations ...