Tag: hiring

5 Secrets for Effective Long-Term Staffing

In an article published on HR.BLR.com®, recruiting expert Miranda Nash emphasized the importance of long-term staffing and provided 5 tips on how to handle it effectively.

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Tech giants exploring gender gap within their ranks

What gives? The number of women graduating from college each year passed the number of men marking the same achievement years ago, but women remain underrepresented in the college majors sought by technology employers. That surely accounts for part of the gender gap afflicting tech employers, but corporate culture also is often seen as a […]

Job Interview Best Practices

Job interviews are obviously critical to getting talented new employees on the team, but they are also potential landmines. Both legal and tactical errors can easily be made during the process.

Avoid These Ugly Preemployment Pitfalls

In yesterday’s Advisor, we reviewed the good and the bad of preemployment inquiries; today, we take a look at some of the just plain ugly questions that you should never even think of asking.

Preemployment Inquiries: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

When a company first meets with a prospective candidate, it’s not just the interviewee who needs to be on his or her toes. Interviewers must be careful to ask the right questions, not just to ensure they’re making the right hire but also to avoid legal entanglements.

EVP—Enron Had a Great One

Lots of companies’ EVPs (employee value propositions) have nice-sounding platitudes that are a litany of things that they aren’t, says Consultant Stephanie Tarant, PhD. Take Enron, for example.

Your EVP—Promoting Your Corporate Brand from the Inside Out!

The Employee Value Proposition (EVP) is the value one perceives, the employment deal that is derived from the everyday employee experience, says Consultant Stephanie Tarant, PhD. It is the foundation of an organization’s reputation as a place to work.