What Is GINA?
GINA stands for the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, and it’s enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). But what does that mean? How does this law affect...
View ArticleThe Results of Our HR Metrics Best Practices Survey Are In!
The HR Daily Advisor’s HR Metrics Survey, conducted in April 2015, sought to gain a better understanding of how metrics are being utilized in the field of human resources. We all know how the C-suite...
View ArticleGet Out the 10-Foot Pole … and Make Sure It Doesn’t Touch These Questions
In yesterday’s Advisor, consultant Bridget Miller shared some application questions to avoid, including those that reveal age or disability information. Today, Miller covers more protected classes,...
View ArticleRethinking the Golden Rule—What Are Your Team’s Needs?
Yesterday’s Advisor featured training guru Brad Karsh’s advice on four distinct personality types (Driver, Calculator, Innovator, and Stabilizer) that you’ll encounter at your company. Today, Karsh...
View ArticleWhy Conduct Background Checks on Potential Employees?
Does your organization conduct background checks as part of the hiring process? Many organizations do, but the type of background check—and the extent of it—varies considerably. Let’s take a look at...
View ArticleHire with Accuracy and Save Time with Team Interviews
In the right circumstances, team interviews can give you a great advantage when it comes to saving time, money, and hiring the right candidate. Today’s Advisor will explore the ups and downs of this...
View ArticleHey You, Give Me a Job!
When potential job candidates are looking to work for a company, they’ll do almost anything to stand out from the crowd. Whether the résumé is visually stimulating, features a bold-faced lie, or has a...
View ArticleInternal Hiring to the Rescue
The latest survey by the American Management Association states that one third of organizations prefer to hire within. What are the other two thirds missing out on? Today’s Advisor will explore the ups...
View Article6 Compensation Tactics to Make Great Sales Hires
By Eliot Burdett, Peak Sales Recruiting After having spent many years negotiating sales compensation plans and witnessing the balance of power shift in recent years, from employers to top sales people,...
View ArticleHire the Right Employee with Job Candidate Assessments
Companies have been using self-assessments and personality tests for years. But the rate of hiring failures is still as high as ever. In this 90-second video, you’ll learn about a candidate assessment...
View ArticleView Your Mistakes as a Learning Opportunity, Not as a Failure
Sometimes it’s not about how you win but how you lose. That was the lesson Coach Dave Belisle taught his Rhode Island baseball team last year when they lost 8–7 in a Little League World Series...
View ArticleGood Hiring Decisions Are Critically Important
Perhaps it should go without saying that making good hiring decisions is critically important to a business’s success. But yet, even though it seems like an obvious statement, many organizations still...
View ArticleAsk the Expert: ‘Claw back’ of Former Employee’s Bonus
An employee got a signing bonus last year, but has left the organization. We want to ‘claw back’ the bonus. How do we do this? Signing bonuses can be a helpful tool when hiring employees in difficult...
View ArticleBenefits of Hiring Independent Contractors
Does your organization hire only permanent employees? Or does it use a mix of employees and independent contractors? Or perhaps you rely solely on independent contractors and have no permanent staff?...
View ArticleStep Right Up for the Job Interview of a Lifetime
Since fair season has come to an end, so has the stomach-churning rides on the Ferris wheel. For one company, however, rides on the Ferris wheel take on a whole new meaning. HRSBT has previously...
View ArticleHey, C-Suite, Here I Am
Yesterday’s Advisor featured Expert Jennifer McClure’s first three steps in becoming an HR strategist whose work is valued by the C-suite. Today, we offer the rest of her tips. McClure, president of...
View ArticleAre You Too Chicken to Use Social Media?
Job descriptions are ever-changing due to the rise in new technology. With that said, there are now jobs specifically for social media and social networking. While a social media community manager job...
View ArticleWorkplace Bullying: A Serious Problem
According to the most recent research report from The Workplace Bullying Institute, 27% of employees have directly experienced or continue to experience bullying at their place of employment. That’s...
View ArticleAre Your Recruiting Metrics Helping?
In yesterday’s Advisor we heard from Cathy Gray, JD, senior managing editor of HR and Compensation at BLR® about making sure you are measuring the right recruiting metrics and making the most of them....
View ArticleImplement your Employee Retention Strategy Before Hire
By Max Lytvyn, Grammarly The most valuable employees are those who emotionally invest themselves in the mission and culture of your organization. In order to retain your best workers you must hire...
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