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 ...

With inflation eroding paychecks, more workers are looking for better-paying jobs — an undertaking that typically requires references from people who can vouch for your skills and character. Employers ...

(MoneyWatch) For some job applicants, a reference check is a mere formality. But in the case where the field has been narrowed down to two candidates, a strong reference can give someone the edge over ...

Despite how much has changed in terms of how we search for jobs (we’ve come a long way from paging through the local newspaper’s classified ads section) and the hiring process now being largely ...

Jo Eisenhart is the senior vice president of Human Resources, Facilities and Philanthropy at Northwestern Mutual. It’s always been a challenge to get meaningful or objective insight from a job ...

How do you pick the directors, coworkers and direct reports to be your job references? A job reference must be more than just someone willing to shower you with praise. Recruiters and hiring managers ...

“Are you serious?” my twenty-two year old client Brittany (named changed) said, and then rolled her eyes. “You’re going to make me ask people to write recommendation letters? I thought that was ...

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 ...

Departments may not extend an offer of employment to any candidate. The University has an approval process that must be followed prior to an official offer of employment. The Department of Human ...