Companies have long touted employee referrals as the best method of hiring new employees--and rightfully so. The old adage, "leaves don't fall far from the tree" is true. We often surround ourselves ...

The modern job hunt is starting to feel like a lottery. Workers pour hours into resumes, networking calls, and online applications, yet the odds remain stacked against them. Journalists are reporting ...

Flashing a polished resume, a sharp cover letter and a LinkedIn profile doesn’t guarantee a foot in the door. Making the shortlist – let alone the final cut – is not just a matter of sterling ...

BURLINGAME, CA--(Marketwire -10/03/11)- Jobvite, the leading recruiting platform for the social web, today introduced a new social job app for Facebook. With the Jobvite app, people can find, refer ...

Since childhood, my calling has been helping people. From writing papers to connecting with mentors, I was always there to share my knowledge and lend a hand. It came as no surprise that my “white hat ...

Despite how much has changed in terms of how we search for jobs (we’ve come a long way from paging through the local newspaper’s classified ads section) and the hiring process now being largely ...

The new fad in recruiting is the quest for Passive Job-Seekers. "Do you think we should focus our recruiting efforts on employed job-seekers --- you know, passive job seekers?," employers want to know ...

(MoneyWatch) For some job applicants, a reference check is a mere formality. But in the case where the field has been narrowed down to two candidates, a strong reference can give someone the edge over ...

“Prospective employers really take into consideration what job references say about a candidate,” says Jeff Shane, executive vice president of Allison & Taylor, a reference and background checking ...