The Justice Department renewed its request to federal judges in New York to unseal grand jury transcripts related to the ...

Tempting as it is to write a dazzling reference for a colleague you would love to see the back of, restrain your impulsive desire to write a misleading reference. Your first option is actually to find ...

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You’ve been asked to provide a recommendation letter and you’re not sure about it. Maybe the person in question doesn’t work well with others, or isn’t as good as they think they are at their job. It ...

I would like to thank William Jones for his request for references on the data in Tom Asprey’s letter of Aug. 7. I agree with Mr. Jones that we need verifiable, unbiased data on Xcel profit to make ...

Picture this: You pick up the phone and it’s someone in human resources at a local business seeking a reference for a former employee. What can you say? What can’t you say? References for former ...

Johnny C. Taylor Jr. tackles your human resources questions as part of a series for USA TODAY. Taylor is president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, the world's largest HR ...

LONDON: It normally starts with an email. “Hi”, it might brightly begin, even though it comes from someone in your distant working past who was at best, as far as you can remember, deeply ...

Checking references is an important (and free!) part of the supplier vetting process. I’m surprised by how many makers either don’t request them or don’t follow through once they secure names. Further ...