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July 17, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock 1 Comment

Clearing Up Legal Misperception of Reference Checking

Clearing Up Legal Misperception of Reference Checking

When it comes to reference checking, far too many organizations are falling down on their duties. Although organizations shy away from this practice because of uncertainty and misperceptions pertaining to the ever-changing, complex array of employment-related legal risks, reference checking should be a vital part of every strategic hiring process.

Filed Under: Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Hiring Tips, Management Tips, reference checking

June 20, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Employers and the Facebook Controversy: Do Employers Have The Right To Access Candidate Passwords?

Has social networking become your preferred resource for background checks? Even though looking through wall posts, tweets and photographs may be a cheap alternative to recruitment screening, this hiring practice can lead your small business into serious trouble.

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

May 21, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Mismatched Skills Make for Bad Hires

Mismatched Skills Make for Bad Hires

Hiring the right people for every open position is critical for any human resource executive, corporate recruiter, and manager. As most employers realize, a bad hire can be detrimental to the success of a company.

Filed Under: Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: hiring and managing tips, hiring practices, supervisor tips

May 11, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Hiring Teenagers – What Employers Need to Know About Child Employment Laws

Hiring Teenagers – What Employers Need to Know About Child Employment Laws

It’s that time of year when employers are considering hiring teens. Here’s an article from the Easy Small Business archives that you can use as a reference.

Filed Under: Employment Law, Managing Employees, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: child employment laws, child labor laws, hiring teenagers, teenage labor laws

May 8, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Attendance Policy Checklist for Small Businesses

Attendance Policy Checklist for Small Businesses

Do your employees know what to do when they need time off work or even if such time off is allowed? Instead of relying on word of mouth, craft a detailed attendance policy that keeps every supervisor and worker on the same page.

Filed Under: Fair Labor Standards/FLSA, Managing Employees, Pay and Salary, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring Tagged With: attendance management system, attendance policy, attendance tracking

May 4, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Hot Topics From Around the Web: Making the Grade- Employers Face Increased Scrutiny of Pre-Employment Testing Programs

Hot Topics From Around the Web: Making the Grade- Employers Face Increased Scrutiny of Pre-Employment Testing Programs

If you’re thinking about implementing a pre-employment testing process for your company, you’ll want to read the article “Making the Grade: Employers Face Increased Scrutiny of Pre-Employment Testing Programs from the blog of law firm Vedder Price.

Filed Under: Managing Employees, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: pre-employment testing

April 25, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

The Essential New Hire Paperwork Checklist

The Essential New Hire Paperwork Checklist

When you don’t have the benefit of a full-time human resources department, hiring even one extra employee can topple your already overflowing plate. At the same time, without the proper federal, state and company-specific paperwork, you may be setting up your business for fines, lawsuits and mass confusion.

Filed Under: Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: new hire paperwork checklist

April 11, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock 2 Comments

Tips On Managing Employee Performance

Tips On Managing Employee Performance

Are you stuck with a problem child working on your team? Instead of avoiding the issue or filling out the pink slip, use these tips to get better results from your employees.

Filed Under: Employee Performance, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: employee performance

March 6, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

10 Unique and Unusual Hiring Campaigns

10 Unique and Unusual Hiring Campaigns

Businesses are always looking for unique ways to attract the best candidates to their businesses. To get the cream of the crop these 10 businesses have shown their creativity.

Filed Under: Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: best hiring practices, hiring practices, How to hire employees, Unique and Unusual Hiring Campaigns

March 2, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock 2 Comments

The Top 5 Interview Questions For Employers To Ask

The Top 5 Interview Questions For Employers To Ask

Making a decision on whom to hire during the job interview process isn’t an easy task. Finding and hiring the best candidates starts with asking the right interview questions. The five questions highlighted below will help employers to better assess whether a job applicant is a strong potential hire:

Filed Under: Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring Tagged With: Best Interview Questions, Employment Interview, Finding the best candidates, Help with Hiring, Hiring Tips, Human Resources Help, Interviewing Tips, Job Interview, Worst Interview Questions

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