Recruiting

No formal application? No failure-to-hire suit

01/09/2018

Employees sometimes think telling their boss they’re eager to advance is the same as applying for a promotion. It’s not. They will have a hard time winning a failure-to-hire lawsuit if the employer has a formal application process.

Online hiring faces scrutiny for age bias

01/04/2018

If you have moved most of your recruiting and hiring processes online, you’re in the sights of watchdogs looking for hidden or intentional age discrimination.

Be ready to show you hired the best candidate

01/02/2018

Unsuccessful applicants often believe they didn’t get hired because of some form of discrimination. You had better be ready to show that the person you hired was clearly better qualified. If you can do that, chances are a discrimination lawsuit will be tossed out fast.

Snapshot: Employers bullish on 2018 hiring

01/02/2018

Six out of 10 employers surveyed by Challenger, Gray & Christmas last year said they plan to add staff in 2018.

Bad hires cost $15,000, plague 74% of employers

12/12/2017

According to a new CareerBuilder survey, companies last year lost an average of $14,900 every time they made a hiring mistake.

Require identical hiring process for all applicants

11/30/2017

Informal employment inquiries can sometimes lead to failure-to-hire lawsuits. The best way to avoid such litigation is to set up a clear application process and tell all potential applicants that this is the only way they can apply.

Expand talent pool with candidate ‘recycling’

11/21/2017

Instead of simply saying “No and goodbye,” some employers are passing along candidates they can’t use to other organizations that need them—even in the same industry.

10 steps to ‘Millennialize’ your recruiting and retention strategies

07/27/2017

Creating a more casual dress code and doing away with cubicles may help draw the attention of some younger job candidates. But real improvement in recruiting and retaining of Millennials must go deeper, focusing on helping people build trust and connection to their work.

Rethink your candidate experience: 9 questions

07/27/2017

Job applicants want to come to work for you, but you’re not making it easy. With competition for employees hotter than it’s been in years, applicants aren’t as patient with employers with outdated or slow hiring processes.

Snapshot: Who do employers plan to hire?

07/11/2017

The percentage of employers planning to add full-time, part-time and temporary or contract workers by the end of the year is rising.