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Beware of the ‘new = better’ equation

07/17/2015
Psychologically, most of us tend to favor hiring promising outsiders over people we know well. That’s because when we know very little about someone, we might envision a rosy future in which the candidate proves a superstar …

Are employers liable for negligence if they hire employees with prior criminal convictions?

07/15/2015
Q. I am considering hiring a few job applicants who have prior criminal convictions on their records. Can I be liable for negligence if one of these individuals breaks the rules again?

Department of Labor makes the case for hiring veterans

07/15/2015
Do you plan to add staff later this year? The Department of Labor offers 10 great reasons to hire former members of the United States armed forces.

NYC to send out employment testers to spot hiring bias

07/13/2015
Under recently signed legislation, New York City will begin a year-long employment tester program in which paired job applicants with similar experience and qualifications will express interest in the same job. One will belong to a protected class and one will not.

Make sure testing is related to actual job duties

07/13/2015
Employers that use general tests to screen applicants run the risk of facing a disparate-impact discrimination lawsuit. If that happens, you will have to prove that the test measures qualities that relate to actual job duties.

The basic skills applicants lack

07/13/2015
More than 40% of employers say job applicants lack basic computer skills, but substantial numbers report even more fundamental basic skills shortfalls.

Key points to remember when hiring

07/10/2015
Time to hire new people? Check out these helpful tips before you start.

Review noncompete agreement before hiring

07/09/2015
Before you hire employees from the competition, make sure they don’t have an existing noncompete agreement. When in doubt, consult an attorney.

Twin Cities rated nation’s 16th best place for jobs

07/09/2015
The Minneapolis-St. Paul area scored well on Glassdoor.com’s recent “Best Cities for Jobs” ranking.

Fresh grads but hard-to-fill jobs

07/06/2015
The job market for the Class of 2015 is said to be  one of the hottest in years, yet filling some jobs remains tough. Here are some positions that employers recently rated as somewhat or very difficult to fill with new college graduates.