Are you hiring? If you are, chances are you've been spending a good chunk of your time sitting in one-on-one interviews with a multitude of candidates, many or most who won't make it past this initial grilling. But there's a way you can increase your interview efficiency and improve your...
The Find: American firms have been found to follow U.S. anti-discrimination laws even when hiring in countries without regulations against bias in hiring, spreading American ideas of fair hiring practices across the world. The Source: A new study of gender and age discrimination co-written by a University...
The increasing globalization of the marketplace combined with an ever increasing shortage of skilled staff and advances in technology have resulted in large scale changes to recruitment practices throughout the world. Organizations hiring staff continue to undergo massive change in striving to be competitive and profitable. Many organizations have...
These rules are designed to be used as Red Flags when screening resumes/applications and interviewing applicants. A red flag is an area that may or may not be a concern but MUST be explored further with the applicant. Read on to know more about them.
The Winthrop Research Group has assembled an effective training course that provides tools for both experienced and inexperienced recruiters. They also provide training for hiring managers, so that they can work more effectively with their recruiting staff. The case studies includes training course topics.
This 10-employee digital printing company whose plan was to grow their business through the addition of dedicated professional. Past experiences in hiring and compensating sales professionals had been unsuccessful. The company needed help not only in selecting the most qualified candidates, but also in designing and implementing a mutually beneficial...
This article describes that in a drive to regain an age-old prerogative, organizations across the U.S. are insisting that employees sign a statement that packs a powerful economic punch. The statement gives the boss the right to fire workers "at-will," for any reason or no reason.
Conducting an interview and hiring successful candidates calls for lot of expertise. Successful interviewing requires preparation and good listening, as well as, a thorough understanding of the job and minimum qualifications of candidates. Sound interviewing techniques helps in recruiting the 'right' person for the 'right' job. The paper outlines the...
Hiring employees is complicated and challenging and can be one of the most important management functions you perform. Assign it the priority it deserves and you can boost the productivity and the performance of your entire team. Do it wrong and you risk losing the high performance employees that will...
Sarbanes-Oxley has created a direct and measurable impact on internal audit IA departments of every size and in companies across industries. Due to the increasingly complex and varied audit work created by Sarbanes-Oxley attestation requirements, many IA departments have had to not only hire more people, but they have had...
Maintaining employee morale during times of restructuring can be tricky. But when a company must maintain recruiting efforts and even continue to hire new employees during restructuring, HR Human Resource professionals find themselves in a very awkward diplomatic role. They must maintain smooth relations with current employees who have said...
Few things can waste more valuable time and resources or cause more morale problems than mismatching the person and the job. As a busy executive, one wants to get the most out of his or her people while protecting his or her investment in their training. Good employees turn up,...
When an employee's career hangs in the balance, a person can expect a court to give very careful scrutiny to any claims of inevitable disclosure - and to be reluctant to act without substantial probability that an employee will not be able to function in a new job without making...
The purpose of this paper is to examine the consequences of being perceived as having benefited from a family connection during the hiring process. One hundred and ninety-seven upper-level undergraduate students reviewed materials describing three candidates jot a managerial position. Selection method (merit vs. nepotism) and gender of the person...
Hiring and managing employees is an involved process that requires one's full attention, especially when a person is first starting out. Although it can feel intimidating at first, the hiring and managing process does not have to be complicated. It can be broken down into four basic parts: Interviewing, Training,...
New communications technology can be used by us to communicate with anyone by using video and audio, instant messaging, e-mail, and collaborative software. Recruiters and hiring managers can use this real-time technology to widen their recruiting efforts and scan the globe for talented prospective employees. You can meet candidates online,...
Hiring a new employee is hard enough. But hiring a new manager can be harder and a lot more complicated - and much easier to bungle. If you're a company president or CEO, you probably know this challenge all too well. In many ways, a management position is a little...
One of the most common hiring mistakes employers make, she says, is this: They talk too much. Getting the right information from potential employees is important for two reasons. One, you want to have the right people working for you, and a good interview is one way to ensure that...
Entrepreneurs riding out the economic ups and downs may not have spent much time wondering whether to add new employees. As the economic recovery begins to take shape, however, they may want to start thinking about it. Ultimately, of course, spending your hard-won capital on a new hire requires a...
In order to make your business more efficient and competitive in your industry, you've determined you need to hire a technology pro. The trouble is, your knowledge of technology matters is as limited as your knowledge of the rest of your business is broad. You don't know whether you need...
