Hiring

Job Interviews

02/01/2014

HR Law 101: Much of the information employers avoid asking for on a job application becomes apparent when hiring managers meet someone face-to-face (such as race, age, physical disability and national origin). So, you must take extra care not to ask questions or make comments that an applicant might construe as discriminatory …

Florida technology company hires mostly minorities

01/30/2014

With the hiring of two minority women in December, the employee population of Deerfield Beach, Fla.-based Reagan Wireless is 90% minority.

Now what? Bad former employee wants a reference

01/24/2014

Q. I received a call from an employee I recently fired, letting me know she listed me as a reference. She was terminated because of performance. Can I disclose that information to a potential employer?

Boss seems to be seeking young ‘dream team’? Be alert for possible age discrimination

01/24/2014

Does your organization have a supervisor who frequently interviews and wants to hire younger applicants at the expense of older ones? That supervisor’s “dream team” may end up as Exhibit A in an age discrimination lawsuit.

Who’s getting hired in 2014?

01/22/2014

According to CareerBuilder.com’s 2014 U.S. Job Forecast, hiring managers plan to recruit full-time, permanent employees for these positions: sales (30%), information technology (29%), customer service (25%), production (24%) …

Twice as many employers will hire, not fire this year

01/15/2014

Employers are more likely to add permanent staff this year than to reduce staffing. But more than half plan to stand pat.

2 steps to a lawsuit-proof hiring process: Online applications and blind screening

01/10/2014

One way to ensure “blind” hiring is to make sure your online application process doesn’t ask for any protected-class information. Then perform your initial screening without actually interviewing candidates. That way, only interviewed applicants can sue over not being hired.

10 steps to take now to manage veterans and disabled workers

01/08/2014

Federal contractors will soon have new rules for managing veterans and disabled workers. Now is the time to prepare for the many changes that become effective March 24.

Bill banning credit checks on applicants introduced in Senate

01/06/2014

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has introduced a bill that would prohibit employers from requiring job applicants to disclose their credit histories. Ten states already prohibit the practice, but chances of a nationwide ban appear slim.

Criminal checks: Should you ‘ban the box’?

01/03/2014

Retail giant Target grabbed HR headlines recently when it announced it was removing from its job applications any questions about applicants’ criminal backgrounds. Reason: Minnesota (where Target is based) passed a law that forbids private employers in the state from asking criminal background check questions on job applications. Minnesota is one of 10 states and 50+ cities to change their laws in response to a grassroots campaign called “Ban the Box.”