Hiring

Hire with care as economy recovers

06/20/2013

Chances are, your organization is hiring more employees than it has in years. But going on a relative hiring binge is not without challenges. Consider these trends and insights from hiring managers.

Missouri firm reaches out to former job applicants

06/19/2013

St. Louis, Mo.-based Buffett Senior Healthcare is saving time on candidate searches and interviewing by offering former applicants who received job offers but turned them down a chance to accept those positions now.

Tweet this: Pizza Hut hopefuls make their cases in 140 seconds

06/06/2013

Taking a page from Twitter, which limits users to 140 characters per message, Pizza Hut invited applicants for a digital manager position to pitch themselves in just 140 seconds.

DOJ settles bias suit against Corpus Christi P.D.

06/03/2013

The DOJ has reached a settlement with the city of Corpus Christi, resolving claims that the city police department’s hiring test violated Title VII. The DOJ charged that from 2005 to 2011, the police department used a physical abilities test that unlawfully screened out female applicants for entry-level police officer positions.

6 elements staffing firm contracts must include

06/03/2013

When negotiating contracts with employee outsourcing firms, many organizations make background checks an afterthought and leave the specifics up to the agency. That’s a big mistake.

30% of employers to hire summer workers this year

05/30/2013

This summer’s hiring expectations mark a continued improvement over the years immediately following the recession, according to CareerBuilder’s annual Summer Jobs Forecast.

Study: Recent college grads lack professionalism and tact

05/30/2013

More than one-third of 400 HR pros surveyed annually by the Center for Professional Excellence say that professionalism among recent college grad hires has decreased in the past five years.

Avoid 4 pitfalls when you’re choosing a headhunter

05/28/2013

Because it’s not something they do every day, hiring and negotiating with an executive recruiter makes many HR pros nervous. Increase the odds of making a good hire by avoiding these common headhunter mistakes.

Hazy excuses from the drug-screening trenches

05/14/2013

Staffing agencies conduct lots of drug tests—and hear lots of excuses when applicants fail. Scott Morefield, of AtWork Personnel Services, recounts these:

6 interview questions you really shouldn’t ask applicants

05/13/2013

Everyone knows to steer clear of job interview questions that could trigger claims of bias. But several common kinds of questions are just as boneheaded, although not for legal reasons.