Don’t Be Walked Off Your New Job When Your References or Background Check Fails to Pass Muster
Your Worst Nightmare: A Negative Employment Reference. What Do You Do? Have you ever failed to get a job because your background check or references have come back with an unfavorable report? Or worse, have you gotten the job and then been let go because the negative...
Five Reference Checking Myths That Can Cost You the Job
Don’t Let Incorrect Assumptions About References Ruin Your Employment Prospects As basic as the need for a good job reference is, many candidates take little time or effort to assure that their references are portraying them in the best possible light....
Job Openings and Interviews are Plentiful; Yet Job Offers are Difficult to Nail
3 Steps to Master the Interview Process & Receive That Job Offer The tips for giving a successful interview performance are many and well documented – be on time, dress appropriately, convey interest and enthusiasm, etc. However, what is less well understood...
The Economy Is Good – Why Aren’t Your Job Prospects?
5 Reasons Negative References Will Cost You a Job Even in an Upbeat Economy It’s currently a job-seeker’s market, and employers are eager to hire. Yet countless job seekers are finding they’re not getting callbacks for positions for which they are more than qualified....