Making the Most of Team Interviews
Yesterday we explored the ups and downs of team interviews. Today we’ll explore the best practices for team interviews in order to ensure better results.
Tag: hiring
Hire with Accuracy and Save Time with Team Interviews
In the right circumstances, team interviews can give you a great advantage when it comes to saving time, money, and hiring the right candidate. Today’s Advisor will explore the ups and downs of this practice.
Target Pays $2.8M to Resolve EEOC Charges
Target has agreed to pay $2.8 million to resolve U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission allegations that it violated several nondiscrimination laws. The agreement was reached through the EEOC’s conciliation process. During an investigation, the EEOC found reasonable cause to believe that the retailer was using employment assessments that disproportionately screened out applicants for exempt professional […]
What Are Contingent Workers?
Have you heard the term “contingent worker”? What does that mean? Who does it include?
OFCCP issues checklist on disability employment requirements
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has published a checklist designed to help contractors analyze whether their affirmative action plans meet the government’s requirements for ensuring employment opportunities for people with disabilities. The checklist is designed to help federal contractors meet the requirements of Section 503 of the […]
Why Conduct Background Checks on Potential Employees?
Does your organization conduct background checks as part of the hiring process? Many organizations do, but the type of background check—and the extent of it—varies considerably. Let’s take a look at some of the most pertinent reasons so many businesses opt to perform some type of background check on any potential new employee.
New law allows veteran preference for private employers in Nebraska
by Mark M. Schorr Private employers in Nebraska will be allowed to implement policies giving hiring preference to veterans when a new law takes effect on August 30. Legislative Bill 272 will allow private employers with one or more employees to have a preference for veterans in hiring decisions without violating other laws that prohibit […]
OK with Average? Average People Die of Heart Disease
115/75 is the average blood pressure, says Mehmet Oz, MD, FACS. But what happens to average people? They die of heart disease. Don’t settle for average, he says.
Rethinking the Golden Rule—What Are Your Team’s Needs?
Yesterday’s Advisor featured training guru Brad Karsh’s advice on four distinct personality types (Driver, Calculator, Innovator, and Stabilizer) that you’ll encounter at your company. Today, Karsh explains how to navigate teams made up of these diverse personalities—and why the Golden Rule sometimes doesn’t work.
How Scarcity and Attrition Might Ruin Recruitment Planning
Yesterday, we heard from experts Lucia Erwin and Jack Tootson discuss how supply and demand influence HR. Today, we’ll hear how Erwin and Tootson apply Supply Chain Management concepts like Scarcity and Attrition to human resources.