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February 24, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

ESBHR Podcast #21: New Hire Checklist- An Onboarding Best Practice

ESBHR Podcast #21: New Hire Checklist- An Onboarding Best Practice

In Episode 21, I review a short list of items that you’ll want to include in your new hire checklist. The new hire checklist is a tool that you can use to ensure that you don’t miss any important paperwork relating to your new employee. You’ll also want to  ensure that your employee gets the […]

Filed Under: Podcast, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring Tagged With: hiring practices, New Hire Checklist, Onboarding best practices

February 11, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock

Employer Practices That Will Get You in Trouble

Employer Practices That Will Get You in Trouble

How many kids do you have? Where does your husband work? When meeting someone new, these are harmless questions that help us get to know the other person. If you’re interviewing a job applicant, though, these questions could get you in trouble.

Filed Under: Employment Law, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: employee laws, hiring practices

February 10, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

ESBHR Podcast Interview: Employment Law Advice- Michael Davey, Esq.

Difficult employees, complicated hiring issues, firings, leave requests. Managing employees can be complicated. In my interview with Michael Davey, Attorney with Eckell & Sparks , Michael shares an attorney’s perspective on: *The top 3 employment law related issues that employers need to be mindful of and why *The most common complaints that employees level against […]

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Employment Law, Podcast, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring Tagged With: employee laws, Employment law advice, employment law podcasts

February 9, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Guest Post: Equally Qualified Candidates? Advice on Breaking the Tie

Guest Post: Equally Qualified Candidates? Advice on Breaking the Tie

As mentioned here on Easy Small Business HR before, hiring can be an incredibly difficult process, necessitating careful screening in order to hire the best employee possible. One mistake could end up costing you many dollars in either lost productivity or having to fire and retrain someone else for the position.

Filed Under: Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring Tagged With: hiring practices, Qualified candidates

January 28, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Top 8 Discrimination in the Workplace Charges – Employer’s Guide

Top 8 Discrimination in the Workplace Charges – Employer’s Guide

That’s approximately how many discrimination in the workplace charges were leveled against employers in 2010, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Here’s a rundown of the group’s statistics on discrimination in the workplace allegations,…

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Diversity, Employment Law, Managing Employees, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Discrimination in the workplace, Discrimination in the workplace statistics, hiring practices

January 27, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

ESBHR Podcast #20: Making The Job Offer-How To Hire A Employee

ESBHR Podcast #20: Making The Job Offer-How To Hire A Employee

You’ve read piles of resumes. You’ve interviewed job applicants. You’ve taken the time to thoroughly check references and you identified your final candidate. It’s time to make a job offer! Podcast episode 20 will walk you through the process of how to make a job offer so that you are comfortable with calling your final […]

Filed Under: Podcast, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring Tagged With: hiring practice, how to hire a employee, how to offer a job, making a job offer

January 21, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Hiring The Right Employees: Getting Beyond The Perfect Employee Fantasy

Hiring The Right Employees: Getting Beyond The Perfect Employee Fantasy

The first thing to recognize about hiring “good” employees is forgetting the notion that employees are perfect. The perfect employee is definitely a dream of anyone who manages, but as we all know, doesn’t really exist. No one is perfect; not employees and not managers.

Filed Under: Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring Tagged With: hire the right person, hiring practices, hiring staff, How to hire employees

January 13, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Employer Credit Checks Draw Increasing Scrutiny

Employer Credit Checks Draw Increasing Scrutiny

Running employer credit checks on potential hires? It’s a practice drawing increasing criticism, prompting the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to recently hold a hearing on the issue. This nationwide scrutiny of employee credit checks has spurred four states to pass…

Filed Under: Background Checks, Managing Employees, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: background investigation, check background, employee background screening, employer credit checks

January 6, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Retaining a Diverse Workforce- Part II

Retaining a Diverse Workforce- Part II

Transcript of ESBHR Podcast 16: Retaining a Diverse Workforce, Part II Listen to the audio. In today’s article, I’ll share ideas on how to keep the diverse employees that you have. You’ll learn as I go over this information with you that many of these tips can easily be applied to all types of employees; and […]

Filed Under: Diversity, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Diverse Workforce, Employee Retention, hiring practices

January 6, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock 1 Comment

Tips on Finding & Retaining Diverse Employees –Part I

Tips on Finding & Retaining Diverse Employees –Part I

Many managers and business owners understand the value of hiring a diverse group of employees, but aren’t quite sure of the steps that need to be taken towards reaching their goal of an inclusive and diverse workforce.

Filed Under: Diversity, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Diverse Workforce, Diversity Recruitment, hiring practices, HR Podcast

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