(MoneyWatch) Dear Evil HR Lady, I was terminated for made-up reasons that have little to do with the real reason, which had to do with my blowing the whistle on something. I'm now looking for a new ...

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 ...

A job candidate may ace the interview, but that doesn’t always make them a perfect hire. You can better understand an applicant’s compatibility with your company by checking their references, ...

Did you ever wonder what your former employer would tell your prospective employer about you? If you’d like to find out, head for jobreferenceexperts.com for your confidential employer reference check ...

When you interview an employee you may be very impressed by his resume, by the way he behaves and his past employment history. Before you jump and hire a new employee, it is vital to check his ...

Most of us know that when you leave a job, no matter the circumstances, it’s better to resist the temptation to burn any bridges. But Heidi Allison, president of reference checking firm Allison & ...

Jeffrey S. Klein, left, and Nicholas J. Pappas, right, of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. Over the past year and a half, spurred in part by the #MeToo movement, many employers have begun taking additional ...

References are a funny tool. In my experience, few folks really know what they’re looking for when they check references. It’s a sensitive topic when to check references and the generally accepted ...

Question: Can an employer legally share workers’ personal information with another company as part of a reference check or other professional purpose? The answer to your question depends on what you ...

What is an employer legally allowed to disclose about a former employee during a reference check? When I didn’t get the last job I applied for, I asked why and they referenced two specific incidents ...

Did you ever wonder what your former employer would tell your prospective employer about you? If you'd like to find out, head for jobreferenceexperts.com for your confidential employer reference check ...