Do your employees seem stressed in the workplace? Are you challenged in understanding what is causing them stress and how to “cure” the situation? Here are five (5) leading causes and cures of stress in the workplace.
Why Employers Are Using Video Interviewing & Recruiting
Effective recruiting in the future will require “going digital” with social networking, mobile technology, and online methods. But is video also the future of interviewing and recruiting? Here’s why video is increasingly being incorporated into the interviewing, recruiting, and hiring process, and how employers are using it.
Employees Must Wash Hands Sign (Free PDF)
Show your customers and staff that hygiene is a priority with this free downloadable and printable PDF sign, “Employees Must Wash Hands”. Measures 8″x11″.
Managing FMLA: 6 Legal Risks Many Employers Face
The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is one of the most complex employment laws with which employers must stay in compliance. Employers face a number of legal risks when managing FMLA ranging from determining eligibility to disciplining an employee on leave. Here are 6 common legal risks many employers face with FMLA that you need to know.
“You Didn’t Get the Job.” 4 Tips for Communicating with Applicants
“You didn’t get the job.” No employer wants to communicate this news to applicants, but communication about whether or not a candidate “got the job” is an important part of the hiring process.
Most Popular Ways to Communicate Hiring Decisions
Throughout the recruiting and hiring process the potential employer and the job candidates engage in an ongoing series of communications back and forth through an increasingly diverse list of channels.
Behavioral Interviewing: 7 Tips for Hiring Superstars
Does your organization want to hire superstars and top performers? Behavioral-based interviewing is one of the most effective interviewing techniques and is the chosen form of interviewing by most employers to hire and select top performers. Time and time again, employers tell us that behavioral interviewing practices help them select top people for the job.
50 Sample Interviewing Questions for Employers
When conducting interviews, it’s helpful to not only develop standard interview questions unique and specific to each position’s requirements, but also to compile a bank of questions for critical competencies common to many jobs that you can choose from for your interviews.
The 20 Craziest Interview Questions We’ve Heard
Some employers are taking interviewing to an entirely different level by asking job candidates creative, outside of the box, seemingly absurd, but effective and unique interview questions during the hiring process. The following are 20 of the craziest questions we’ve heard of that are asked in interviews at companies like Google, Marriott, Bain & Co., and Mastercard.
3 Approaches to Pre-Screening Job Candidates
With cost-per-hire averaging just over $4,500 and the average time to fill ranging anywhere from 25 days (production positions) up to 88 days (executive positions) effective pre-screening job candidates can be one option to help streamline the recruitment and hiring process, ultimately reduce costs and help find the best talent for the organization.
Hiring Felons: 6 Rules Employers Need to Know
Does your organization have a policy against not hiring felons or people convicted of a crime? Do you automatically exclude applicants on the basis of having a criminal record? Lawsuits are on the rise when it comes to not hiring applicants with criminal records, and yet it’s a fairly common practice among employers. Here’s what you need to know to stay compliant.
An Introduction to Background Checks for Employers
For the new HR professional, and perhaps even for more seasoned HR managers, the process of conducting background checks can be a difficult one to manage. Corporate Screening, one of ERC’s Preferred Partners, has provided us with some background knowledge to help us answer our key questions.
