On the Hunt for Job Candidates
Over the years, sourcing has evolved from a function within recruiting to its own discipline. Today, many large organizations have entire departments dedicated to candidate sourcing.
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Workplace Safety: Three Deadly Distractions and How to Fight Them
Complacent workers stop recognizing that they are at risk performing certain tasks and are more easily distracted than others who are aware of danger. Any task can be hindered by distraction-related errors, but some errors are more grievous than others—and some distractions are downright deadly.
Requiring Drug Tests as a Condition of Employment: Cons
If you’ve been using a mandatory drug screening program as a condition of employment, perhaps you’re already aware that there are a lot of pros and cons involved with doing so. Many employers view such a program as mandatory because an employer has an obligation to provide a safe working environment.
Where MBAs Want to Work
Newly minted MBAs are increasingly looking beyond Wall Street for career opportunities.
‘I Need Someone Hired Yesterday!’ (Not Going to Happen)
I need someone in that chair tomorrow! That’s every hiring manager’s demand, but it’s a dangerous one. Rushed recruiting brings bad hires, lost productivity, bad morale, and expensive lawsuits.
EEO-1 form’s pay data component suspended
by Tammy Binford Employers may be breathing a sigh of relief after the announcement on August 29 that the pay data collection aspect of the EEO-1 form has been suspended. “We’re very excited about this,” Nita Beecher, an attorney with Fortney & Scott, LLC, in Washington, D.C., and an editor of Federal Employment Law Insider, […]
Diversity and inclusion: America’s CEOs are showing the path forward
by David S. Fortney and H. Juanita M. Beecher We should honor—not attack—those who have stood up for equality and other cherished American values. —Intel CEO Brian Krzanich upon his resignation from the American Manufacturing Council The summer of 2017 has shown that American business is committed to, and prepared to defend, broad-based EEO and […]
New California Laws and HR Trends for 2017 and Beyond
Each year, California employers are faced with the task of keeping up with a whole new round of labor laws and regulations, most of them courtesy of the state legislature. This year is no exception, with many changes occurring midyear. Staying up to date and ensuring compliance with these ever-changing state, local, and federal laws […]
Can an Individual Supervisor Be Liable Under the FMLA?
Most supervisors know that they risk personal liability under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Chapter 151B if they sexually harass a subordinate employee. But that isn’t the only way supervisors may be held individually liable in Massachusetts.
Research Finds Employers Must Redefine STEM to Attract Future Talent
In the face of an ongoing STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) talent shortage, Randstad US conducted a study to uncover key motivations, beliefs, and perspectives of STEM-related topics among kids aged 11 to 17.