06/09/2008
If, like most organizations, you prefer to promote from within, here’s a good rule of thumb: Follow careful procedures in your selection process. That way, you can choose the best applicant for the job and also be able to easily justify your selection if a disgruntled and rejected applicant sues …
06/09/2008
Don’t give in if managers ask HR to change the hiring criteria because they think they have already found the perfect candidate—who just happens to lack one of the job requirements. Courts often view such ad hoc changes as serious flaws in the hiring process …