In the wake of high-profile news about employee bad behavior, including the #MeToo movement and workplace sexual harassment, recruiters and hiring managers are instituting or adding more rigor to ...

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 ...

Q. When it comes to checking references, is it even worth the effort? A. Reference checking done correctly can be very powerful. Most reference checking is a box-checking exercise. A list of standard ...

Ask hiring managers if they enjoy conducting candidate reference checks and you are likely to see a lot of eye rolling. But, in a time when candidates cannot be accepted at face-value alone, the need ...

You are ready to make an employment offer to the candidate you believe is perfect for the marketing position you have been struggling to fill. Before you make the offer, someone says, “Shouldn’t we ...

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.

To whom do you want to make the calls? The answer to this question depends on how important employers think reference checking is in the first place. If you believe reference checking is nothing more ...

While most companies believe reference checks are outdated, many still rely on them to make the final determination of whether they’ll extend an offer or move on to alternative candidates. A recent ...