You likely (and hopefully) have reference relationships, people in your back pocket that you believe to be in your corner and ready to act as…

There is a growing and disturbing trend among US and Canadian companies to implement a policy of work confirmation-only references. In other words, their policy…

Heath Row at the Fast Company Blog picks up the torch on the ongoing issue of references and the increasing reluctance of employers to provide…

As part of the consulting I do, I have occasion to do or commission personal reference checking on candidates. In the last several months, I…