Rejecting a Job Candidate Because of Body Language
Nonverbal cues say a lot, as seasoned interviewers know. But what cues are the most telling?
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Filling the Tech Skills Gaps in 3 Steps
It’s no secret that the market for hiring technology talent is competitive and the pool of qualified candidates is limited. In the last few years, the IT industry has been plagued by an ever-growing skills gap. This gap is so prominent, that over 77 percent of organizations believe insufficient digital skills are a key obstacle […]
Secrets of a Successful Employee Referral Program
Employee referral programs never go out of style, because they work. But not all programs get the same results.
Employee Confidence in the Economy Fuels Job Search
Data shows employees’ confidence in business conditions reached a seven-year high in 4Q 2017, as well as an increase in the percentage of employees looking for positions outside their organization.
Retailer Reaches Settlement Over Discriminatory Criminal Background Screening Policy
Target Corporation, the second-largest discount store retailer in the United States, has reached a settlement with the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund (LDF) and the law firm of Outten & Golden LLP to resolve allegations that the company’s overly broad and outdated criminal background check policy discriminated against African-American and Latino applicants.
Are You Losing Qualified Candidates Because of Technology?
The online job application is one of the best things to happen to employee recruitment. That’s the myth. The reality may be something entirely different.
Are You Using Benefits Strategically?
The 2017 Strategic Benefits Survey from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) finds that organizations need to move away from thinking about benefits in traditional ways and instead adopt a strategic mindset that considers the impact of benefits on employee recruitment and retention.
Hiring for Soft Skills
So-called soft skills are sometimes hard to quantify. Perhaps that’s why recruiters and hiring managers focus less on these skills in comparison to others.
Common Alternatives to Résumés
Have you heard? Résumés may be on the way out—or at least that’s what many online articles might have you believe. While most employers are still very much expecting to use résumés to narrow down lists of candidates for the foreseeable future, it’s not too far of a leap to agree that there are a […]
The Case for Diversity
This edition of The Oswald Letter is a guest post from Elizabeth Petersen, Project Director for Simplify Compliance. While few American businesses self-report on diversity data, workplace discrimination and inclusion are near-daily topics in the media.