It’s a very mixed up world when it comes to employers and references. Any prospective employer doing their due diligence wants to talk to people who have worked with their hire to make sure that there are no skeletons in the closet and to find out what ...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday fixed the reference rate for the US dollar at 48.6790 rupees and the euro 63.5678 rupees. The corresponding rates of dollar and euro for the previous day (February 3, 2012) were 48.9640 rupees and 64 ...

Job applicants often hand over their references without much thought about what happens behind the scenes. But references can be a make-or-break element of job searching, and it's crucial to understand how they work. Here are eight things about ...

SPRINGFIELD - Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White announced that the Illinois State Library has implemented "Text a Librarian," a new service where patrons may use the text message feature on their cell phone to send and receive information ...

My last post, “Are Your References Reliable?,” prompted several readers to weigh in on the ethics of providing a less-than-stellar employment reference. The general consensus of the comments was that would-be reference providers who have reservations ...