Closing the interview: Which questions to ask, and which to be prepared for

• October 30, 2019

Avoid asking difficult questions last. Finishing on a positive note is part of creating a good candidate experience.

Attitude or skill? Which matters more for hiring and talent development?

• October 17, 2019

Hire for attitude or hire for skill? Here’s what an Executive Vice President has learned.

Hiring outlook still strong despite rumors of recession

• September 25, 2019

Recent talk of a softening economy has done nothing to dampen employers’ enthusiasm for adding staff.

Employer review sites: Time to take them seriously

• August 13, 2019

It’s important to see what’s being said about your company. One big reason: employer review sites have become a major part of career consideration.

Criminal background checks in the Ban the Box era

• July 11, 2019

If and when to use hiring tools such as background checks for employment and criminal background checks depends on many factors.

How to hire in a legally safe way: Your FAQs, answered

• July 05, 2019

Hiring can be a legal minefield in which one wrong step can lead to a costly lawsuit. This Q&A is designed to keep you on the right hiring path.

Gen Z may need to adjust salary expectations

• June 24, 2019

Gen Z—people born roughly between 1995 and 2015—are now entering the workforce with their own unique set of expectations for their employers.

Hired a new employee? Don’t skip these four critical onboarding steps

• May 24, 2019

You may have searched months to find that perfect employee, but the real job of turning a new hire into a productive and engaged team member has just begun.

The 2019 summer job market: Teen employment and internships

• April 19, 2019

With summer quickly approaching, here's a quick look at what's expected for teen employment as well as fair warnings about unpaid internships.

Stop worrying about employee engagement; hire self-motivated people instead

• April 03, 2019

By hiring those who are truly high performers, our focus will begin shifting from employee engagement to maximizing quality-of-hiring.

Salary negotiation on the rise while pay transparency shrinks

• March 07, 2019

New research shows today’s job seekers are confident in their salary negotiation power, while employers have started to become less transparent in pay adjustments.

Innovative recruiting tactics to find new talent

• February 25, 2019

Potential employees not responding to some of the tried-and-true recruiting methods anymore? Try these more direct approaches to lure passive candidates.

4 key employee benefit trends to watch

• February 05, 2019

Emotional health, family-friendly perks, and employee-benefit tech trends lead the way in new ways employers are broadening their benefits efforts to meet the changing...

Is it time to ease your hiring requirements and modernize benefits?

• December 05, 2018

Today’s super-tight labor market has more employers lowering the bar to broaden their candidate pool and speed up hiring. Consider this new trend ...

Visa sponsorship isn’t an employment contract

• December 04, 2018

Employers can help foreign applicants or employees arrange visas to work and live in the U.S. But doing so doesn’t create an employment contract.

Good job descriptions can prevent ADA lawsuits

• November 28, 2018

Avoid a trip to the courtroom to deal with an ADA accusation by creating a job description that concentrates on these 7 components.

Is illegal bias lurking in your online job ad?

• October 08, 2018

Spot the errors in this vintage Pony Express job ad.

Ensure job application process is clear and easy to understand

• September 26, 2018

Is your hiring process clear? Do candidates understand exactly what they need to do to be considered for a job or promotion?

E-Verify compliance reviews now include checking I-9 forms

• August 28, 2018

E-Verify complements the Form I-9 process for employment eligibility verification. Heads up: According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which runs both...

30 great interview questions to identify candidates’ soft skills

• August 15, 2018

One of the best ways to tell if applicants have the skills to perform specific tasks is to directly ask how they’ve used those skills in the past. These sample...