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Recruiting is changing at a rapid pace. Some organizations are abandoning traditional methods for social media; some think software can do a better job than people.
Most people have experienced the gut-twisting awkwardness of long, silent pauses in conversations. Even a pause of just a couple of seconds can seem agonizingly long. But skilled interviewers, negotiators, and others have learned to turn that uncomfortableness into an advantage.
Illegal preemployment background checks can lead to millions of dollars in lawsuit payouts. Be aware of these common pitfalls to avoid a similar fate.
If you’re looking to hire this year, get ready to dive deep into that wallet because talent doesn’t come cheap these days.
If you thought the new year would wash away problems from the past, think again! When it comes to talent acquisition, no matter what year it is, the same problem still remains: It’s hard finding skilled talent!
Do you use various social media sites during your recruiting process? Perhaps you at least post jobs on LinkedIn? For anyone not already doing so, you may be interested to know that there are quite a few ways social media sites can be used during the recruiting process.
When hiring a new employee, most employers understand that national origin is a protected class that cannot be discriminated against. They also understand that they are required to use the I-9 process to verify work eligibility in the United States and that I-9 asks for an employee’s Social Security number (SSN), among other things.
The Ohio Supreme Court recently resolved a split of opinion among the state’s appellant courts by ruling an employer can be sued for damages for an employee’s misconduct under negligent hiring, retention, or supervision theories without having to prove the individual committed a crime or was civilly liable in connection with the underlying wrongful act.
Many factors contribute to the huge number of applicants many companies see when they post a position for a new hire: Internet job boards have expanded the reach of such postings relative to job fairs and newspaper ads; companies are able to recruit more broadly given the increased viability of remote work arrangements—particularly in the […]
While many organizations scaled back on hiring during the pandemic, there were many that did the opposite. What was their experience like? How did they handle onboarding? Today, we have a Q&A with Todd Cunningham, chief people officer at AvidXchange.
As a managing partner at Strawn Arnold & Associates, I have spent more than a decade recruiting senior executives, building management teams, and cultivating lasting relationships with talent working on the front lines all the way to the C-suite.