Should I Do Video Interviews?
In yesterday’s Advisor Attorney Jacob Monty gave his advice for employers using social media. Today we’ll look at how he views video and Skype® interviews.
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How Effective Is Your EHS Classroom Training?
When it comes to training your workers—you have lots of choices. There are numerous methods and materials available to help you prepare and equip employees to better do their jobs. Indeed, with so many choices out there, it can be daunting to determine which methods to use and when to use them. Instructor-led, or classroom, […]
Will ‘Zero-Time Onboarding’ Be the End of Traditional Hiring Practices?
While job searches surge in early January each year (by an estimated 43%), many companies still lack a structured onboarding process year-round, failing to allocate the necessary time and costs required for getting employees up to speed. While the onboarding process for businesses is generally ill-defined, what is clear is that poor approaches can lead to negative […]
Leadership Development: A Q&A with Lee Ellis
Lee Ellis, a nationally recognized leadership consultant, award-winning author, and colonel USAF (retired) is often asked these questions on the topic of leadership development.
Small Employer Self-funding Must ‘Stop’: NAIC Adviser Touts Stop-loss Limits
Employers that want to self-fund their health benefits (and the vendors and attorneys who want to serve them) have yet another (as they see it) unreasonable opponent to self-insuring health benefits. An adviser to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners has told NAIC that it should amend its model stop-loss coverage law to prohibit the […]
10 Tips to Remember When Hiring Minors This Summer
In yesterday’s Advisor, we presented some of the unique challenges in hiring minors for summer work, specifically whether they should be classified as interns or employees. Today we present 10 tips to remember when hiring minors this summer.
What Can Trainers Do to Work Successfully with SMEs?
“Getting them involved can be very difficult,” she says. Since training is likely not among the SMEs’ job responsibilities, it can be hard to schedule time with them and to get the information you need from them when you need it, Lee explains. She recommends scheduling “kick off meetings” with SMEs to set clear expectations, […]
Children Risk Future Job Prospects by Over-Sharing Online
New research from the UK finds that most parents worry their children are harming their future job prospects by over-sharing online.
Do’s and Don’ts for Using Recruiters When Scouting Top Talent (Part 2)
Continuing from yesterday’s post, here are a few things you’ll want to avoid when using recruiters to scout top talent for your organization.
‘Breathtakingly radical’: Acosta questions legality of any overtime threshold
President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of labor has questioned whether the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has the authority to set any salary threshold for overtime pay—not just the pending increase that would raise the threshold to $47,476. Alexander Acosta volunteered that concern twice during his March 22 confirmation hearing, despite no questions from […]