References: More Than Just Checking A Box

Reference checks are about understanding how candidates operate, what environments they thrive in, and how to set them up for ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Reference Questions in the Library of the Future

This is a time of transition in academic libraries. Core functions -- like reference services, collection development, and preservation -- are being rethought and redefined as libraries move from ...
Inc

Five Questions to Ask an Applicant’s References

When you collect references on job applications, do you actually check the applicant’s references? Believe it or not, many employers don’t even use the references that they collect. And, if they do, ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Service Offers Easy Way to Get Answers to Reference Questions

If you continue to experience issues, please contact us at 202-466-1032 or help@chronicle.com Members of the public can now use the World Wide Web to seek answers to reference questions from ...
The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Making the Most of Reference Checks: Plan, Probe, and Get a Rounded Picture

If you manage a fundraising operation with one or more job openings, you’re probably spending more time than you’d like on checking candidates’ references. My firm has conducted about 3,000 reference ...
Gothamist

Before Google, Here's What New Yorkers Asked The NYPL

Recently some folks at the New York Public Library discovered a box containing old reference questions from the 1940s to 1980s. They'll be posting the questions to their Instagram account on Mondays ...