Job references are important for the employer and the potential employee. Employers typically use references to make hiring decisions and a lack of them can hurt your chances of getting a position. It ...

Completing the job application process usually involves providing professional references. In many instances, you will need to supply a list of references for the prospective employer after submitting ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

How do you pick the directors, coworkers and direct reports to be your job references? A job reference must be more than just someone willing to shower you with praise. Recruiters and hiring managers ...

When you’re gunning for a new job, there’s a good chance that you’ll spend hours poring over every bullet point on your résumé, and spend even more time writing and rewriting your cover letter. But ...

Months before you start thinking about changing jobs, you've got to start building your reference list. Don't wait until you're job-hunting to get your references assembled. If you're working now and ...

If you're going to job-hunt in your lifetime, you need references. You can't wait until you need your references to assemble them. You have to start thinking about your references from your very first ...