While the economic climate has been difficult due to COVID, some businesses are starting to bounce back from that by creating more job openings. If you have been looking for a job, you’ve likely made ...

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 ...

Dear Amy: “Liz” and I worked together for a short time nearly 20 years ago. She was excellent at her work and was an officer in a national organization in our field. We have not seen one another in ...

You've likely been asked for references in an interview or during the application process. Rather than scrambling to pull a few together, you should have these all prepared well in advance and keep ...

Employers must be mindful of the information they disclose when providing a reference or risk facing claims such as defamation, a workplace law expert says. Peter Ferraro, senior associate at Harmers ...

Providing references for former employees can put your human resources department on the spot. No laws list the information that HR must give when someone calls for a referral; however, giving out ...

When one of Donald Trump’s surrogates claims that Trump has the temperament to be president, or when one of Hillary Clinton’s surrogates claims that Clinton is the most qualified person to run for ...