If the hiring process were like cooking, then you could think of job references and job recommendations like cheese: When they're good, they're a nice final flourish that may round out the dish. When ...

In early April, after 10 years in the same position, a woman I had managed years go decided it was time to throw her hat in the ring in hopes of landing a new job. Throughout the process, I coached ...

Your job references aren’t just warm bodies who can verify that you’re "the best employee ever, and a totally great fit for [insert job here]." If done thoughtfully, your references can help you ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. We recently were tasked with hiring a bookkeeper for a small business. One of our candidates — we’ll call her “Nancy” — was very ...