A reference can make or break your chances of a new job, but employers are required to be honest when asked about former staff members. Outside of regulated financial services roles, there is no ...

I have been wanting to know the facts about my previous employer and want to know firsthand if they are indeed giving me a good reference or a negative feedback reference. I left on good terms and ...

Way back in 1984, an insurance salesman was awarded $1.9 million by a Texas court in a defamation suit because his employer, Frank B. Hall and Company, was asked for a reference and, perhaps too ...

Nolan Church shares tips for handling references when leaving a job on bad terms. Mending relationships before leaving can improve future reference outcomes and job prospects. Self-awareness and ...

Question: My career focus has been sales but I need to land a job quickly so I’m thinking of applying for a few recruiting positions as well. Early in my career, I worked for one year as a recruiter ...

Q. I am currently a communications specialist, but I used to work for a mid-size metro newspaper. I had worked there for almost five years and was looking to move to a larger paper. Also, I was one of ...

Here’s a roundup of answers to five questions from readers. What do you do when your current manager has shown he or she will purposefully give unflattering references to leaving employees? He won’t ...