Best practices for recruiting and hiring
If your company is performing background checks on all new hires, good for you! Obviously you care about your business, your employees and your customers’ safety. However, if your Human Resources Department has been processing them the same way for years, it’s probably time to check and make sure that your system is up-to-date and compliant.
Employers who have been concerned about the Dec. 1, 2016 deadline to comply with the Federal Department of Labor regulations regarding overtime eligibility – you have a reprieve – at least for now. The Labor Department completed the ruling as part of President Obama’s goal to help rebuild the middle class.
More and more companies are recognizing the necessity of attracting and retaining highly innovative employees in order to create a work culture that competes and performs well in their industry. However, recruiting and keeping these types of employees can be very difficult if your company does not foster the right work environment for these highly prized candidates.
Your company has probably noticed that there is a major shift in the workplace. You may have also experienced some disconnect between your traditional workplace policies and the employees that you are trying to attract and retain. With nearly half of the U.S. workforce being comprised of women and the Millennials replacing the
From building their own websites to recruiting and more, a lot of businesses are finding it is a time and money saver to bring some tasks in-house. If you are thinking about using an online DIY background screening site to handle your background screening, look at your options apples-to-apples. On the surface, the task of performing background screening
Just in case you missed it, a law passed in CA (AB 622) back in October of 2015 which prohibits the use of the E-Verify system that is administered by the United States Citizenship and Immigrations services until after an offer of employment has been made. If you haven’t reviewed your E-Verify usage policies in a while, now is definitely the time to be sure you are compliant.
The one basic question that most HR professionals ask when thinking about background screening is: “What should I include in my pre-employment background check?” Finding a perfect-fit screening package for your company’s individual needs may require a custom plan, but there are some constants that will help ensure that only the best applicants are considered for employment.
It is highly likely that you have encountered at least one bully in your life – whether it was in school, in the neighborhood, or in the workplace. Most times they are easy to recognize, but sometimes their methods are too sneaky and subtle for you to discern until you have been a victim. From merely annoying to downright dangerous, bullies can affect
When you have posted your job and the resumes start coming in, are you relying on assessments, tests, and behavioral interviewing to weed through a large volume of candidates? Maybe it’s time to stop cramming everyone into one box and start recruiting to attract unique candidates with the potential to be great in your company.
By Jacqueline McClure Whether your company is large or small, hiring the right candidate makes a big difference to your bottom line by affecting profits, growth, customer satisfaction, safety, employee retention, work processes, and legal compliance. Frequently, large companies have the edge with a more comprehensive and professional HR department. However, even in a big company,…