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Mendeley is a free reference manager software for Windows. It is a feature-rich software that enables you to manage all your referred documents in one central place. Before you use this software, you ...

Reference checks should be initiated for all final candidates prior to recommending a candidate for the position. Obtain several professional references for each candidate under serious consideration.

Your resume and cover letter may be all spiffed up, but what about your references? Employers may ask for a reference list when considering you for a job, so it needs to be in top form as well. Create ...

Reference letters come in many different shapes and forms, so don’t think that one size fits all. I’ve written in the past about how to request reference letters in different situations, be it from ...

I t seems a simple enough question, and in a way, it is: “Would you write me a recommendation?” The reply will ordinarily be “Yes,” and then professor and graduate student head down a familiar path.

A few months ago, a former co-worker, someone I hired and used to manage, in fact, reached out to me and asked if I’d serve as a job reference for her. Of course I said yes. She was a terrific hire ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about corporate governance, leadership and diversity. Recruitment 101 includes references as a core component of a ...

For years, we’ve been hearing that traditional library reference service is dead. In reality, reference just disappeared, like Jimmy Hoffa. But unlike in the case of Hoffa, no one in the library field ...

Even though there is nothing “illegal” about giving out a truthful reference (my state, Ohio, even has a statute that protects employment references–O.R.C. 4113.71), my advice to clients is to avoid ...