When you're called on as a reference for a former employee, it's important to note what you legally can and cannot say during your conversation. Misinformation about what you can say can cause legal ...

Firing an employee is often one of the more challenging aspects about being an employer. Eventually, the employee you terminated will look for a new job and his prospective employer may contact you ...

Employee references are the positive or negative comments about an employee’s job performance provided to a prospective employer. In most cases, a prospective employer will contact a person’s current ...

It is not uncommon for employers to require potential employees to provide references from their former employers. Indeed, such references may have a significant bearing on their chances of obtaining ...

When you're interviewing for a new job, the process of reference checking often feels shrouded in mystery: People are talking about you, but you don't know exactly what they're saying or what impact ...

Picture this: You pick up the phone and it’s someone in human resources at a local business seeking a reference for a former employee. What can you say? What can’t you say? References for former ...

Employers seeking to avoid liability often stick to dates of employment and position held when responding to reference requests. But there is a new trend in legislation offering protection to ...

So it took me 8 months to find a job. <BR><BR>*/rant<BR> Well to explain things I will have to start from the beginning. My previous job was delivering pizza working about 90% nights and 10% days, I ...

No matter how great a candidate seems, how appealing, how experienced, how perfect a fit, you’re looking for trouble if you don’t check references before making an offer. Better to get any bad news by ...