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Hiring

Having a hard time hiring? Blame today’s skills mismatch

07/05/2011
Just because your organization is ready to hire again doesn’t mean it will be easy to find the right people to fill your available jobs. Here are four realities you’re almost certain to face as you try to fill the vacancies in your organization.

Sports apparel firm pushes fitness, team spirit

07/05/2011

Baltimore-based sports apparel company Under Armour doesn’t require its 3,363 employees to be athletes, but it does look for new hires with a love of sports and fitness. Reason: Team spirit is core to the company’s culture.

What’s in a name? Maybe discrimination

07/01/2011
Résumés with common names are more likely to receive callbacks than those with Russian and African-American names, according to a study in the Journal of Managerial Psychology. Evaluating candidates based on name could trigger claims of race bias or national-origin discrimination.

Court lets employer ask EEOC about credit checks

06/30/2011
In an unusual twist, a federal trial court considering an Ohio case has permitted an employer being sued by the EEOC to ask pointed questions about the EEOC’s own hiring practices.

What are the rules on unpaid interns?

06/30/2011
Q. We have received résumés from many college students looking for unpaid positions this fall. Would we need to pay these interns?

Is there any new guidance on how to handle employment eligibility verification?

06/30/2011
Q. Our company needs guidance on keeping up with our obligations with regard to employment eligibility. What resources are available?

Does our I-9 software comply with the law?

06/30/2011
Q. We use an electronic I-9 software system that was developed in-house. How can we ensure it complies with federal law?

Call center plants tree for every new employee

06/30/2011
Whenever Las Vegas-based Global Sky fills a seat in one of its call centers, it plants a tree in Latin America or Africa, where deforestation is a crucial problem. So far, the organization has planted more than 2,000 trees.

Can we consider only currently working candidates?

06/28/2011
Q. What restrictions exist on advertising for job vacancies? We are flooded with applications and have considered limiting applications to the currently employed. We worry the unemployed have rusty skills. Can we say we won’t consider hiring unemployed people?

When hiring, what shouldn’t we ask?

06/23/2011
Q. Are there any questions we cannot or should not ask a reference when screening applicants?