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.

References are a funny tool. In my experience, few folks really know what they’re looking for when they check references. It’s a sensitive topic when to check references and the generally accepted ...

Frustrated job hunters often fear that former employers are bad-mouthing them and preventing them from getting hired. Some ask friends or relatives to pose as potential employers or fact checkers, ...

Q&A talks about the art of references with Jeff Shane of Allison & Taylor Inc., a reference checking firm based in Michigan. Q: The letter of reference is a thing of the past. Why is that? A: While ...

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 ...

Some candidates may assume reference checks are just about confirming where they worked and when they worked there, but a new survey from the staffing firm Office Team suggests that employers see ...

In my course at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, students frequently ask case guests: What is the most important thing you do as a leader? The response is always the same: hiring and ...

HealthcareSource, the developer of recruiting, hiring and HR solutions for the healthcare industry, and SkillSurvey, Inc., the innovator of web-based reference checking solutions, today announced a ...

Most of us know that when you leave a job, no matter the circumstances, it’s better to resist the temptation to burn any bridges. But Heidi Allison, president of reference checking firm Allison & ...