One of the most critical moments for a search committee, and one of the more perilous for an applicant, is when it gathers information from people who are not on the candidate’s list of references. I ...

This post originally appeared on LearnVest. When you’re gunning for a new job, there’s a good chance that you’ll spend hours poring over every bulletpoint on your résumé, and spend even more time ...

Thank you for coming to the aid of working people and job-seekers everywhere! I have a job search question. I maintain a list of my professional references on my hard drive. I normally send it with a ...

If you’re a dean or a department head evaluating a job candidate, should you call someone you know who works with the applicant, or used to? Someone who is not listed as a reference on the candidate’s ...

Imagine applying for your dream job. You submit your CV, letter of motivation, and your list of references. You are then invited to interview, which seems to go well. And all the signs are that you ...