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 ...

Staffing, recruiting and hiring are key responsibilities of human resources. An important aspect of hiring is checking references to verify information in resumes and interviews. Checking references ...

HR professionals know that resume exaggeration is alive and well. In fact, a recent recent survey revealed that 85% of applicants have embellished their resume in some way. And about half of HR pros ...

With a labor market in flux, especially in hard-to-hire industries, it might be tempting to chuck asking for references out the window. But for most recruiters, especially those who seek out ...

The University of Colorado Boulder will conduct additional reference checks on final candidates for tenured faculty appointments. The reference check program will enable CU Boulder to collect and ...