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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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Education Fund (LDF) and the law firm of Outten & Golden LLP to resolve allegations that the company’s overly broad and outdated criminal background check policy discriminated against African-American and Latino applicants.
Screen Job Candidates with Text Messaging
Employees are the most significant investment an organization will make for its future. Recruiting the right people is an integral part of any business plan, but unfortunately, it is also a challenging and time-consuming task.
The Top 2018 Hiring Trends Guaranteed to Cut Time to Hire and Increase Candidate Quality
Remarkably, companies with hiring times of less than a week are looking to trim down their time to hire even further.
Résumé Screening Not So Effective
A new survey from staffing firm Robert Half suggests that companies may not be great at reviewing résumés.
Gathering Information Before the Door Hits Employees on the Way Out
The end of employment is a hectic time for HR. You have to document the reasons for the employee’s departure, deal with benefits issues, and ensure that the soon-to-be-ex-employee’s final paycheck is accurate. Sometimes, you’re simply relieved to get the departing employee out the door. Before you kick him to the curb, however, you should […]
Cut Time to Hire and Increase Candidate Quality with the Top 2018 Hiring Trends
Remarkably, companies with hiring times of less than a week are looking to trim down their time to hire even further.
What's Wrong with the Average Interview?
While many organizations are perfectly happy with their recruiting process, others have found that even with the best of intentions they still end up with an inordinate number of bad hires. Bad hires can be costly in many ways—not only are there literal costs involved in hiring, training, and eventually firing and replacing someone, but […]
5 Steps to Hiring Success
Small companies tend to recruit on the fly. “We have this open position to fill; let’s find someone.”
Is It Time to Kill the Job Description?
If you have a job opening, you need a job description? Right? Not necessarily! Let’s take a step back and examine the assumption that job descriptions are a useful piece of the recruiting puzzle.