Reference checking is a personnel selection procedure that is widely used across the world. In reference checking, potential employers request information from informants who have previously worked ...

In my course at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, students frequently ask case guests: What is the most important thing you do as a leader? The response is always the same: hiring and ...

ANSWER: We do think that checking references is a critical step in the hiring process. However, it’s important to be savvy when doing this. We’ll share one of our experiences to explain our thinking.