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Survey on Employer Use of Social Network Sites in Recruiting and Screening

Written on 30 Apr, 2012 at 22:19

Data on employer use of applicant social network site information in recruiting and hiring process, including an infographic video.... (Continue reading)

Improving Recruiting and Hiring Process: Thought-Provoking Infographic

Written on 19 Jan, 2012 at 16:57

This infographic about recruiting and hiring, entitled, “Jim Gets a Job in 10 Easy Steps,” came to me today from Recruiter.com. It has a simple message, but one that provides food for thought for employers about improving their recruiting and... (Continue reading)

Expensive Trade Secret Protection Lesson for Employer — $17.5 Million Verdict in Lawsuit Over Employee’s Hard Drive

Written on 20 Apr, 2009 at 5:00

Trade Secret Protection Efforts Land Company in Losing Lawsuit Earlier this month, after a seven-week trial, a California jury awarded $17.5 million to a former employee in his lawsuit against his former employer for breaking into a laptop owned by... (Continue reading)

Overtime Pay, the FLSA & “Time Theft” — Part I (Introduction and White-Collar Exemptions)

Written on 14 Jan, 2009 at 5:00

Who “owns” an employee’s time? Are you stealing from your employer if you take a personal call at work? What about if you check your personal email, or take some time to send out resumes? Does it matter whether you’re... (Continue reading)

Despite Economy, Small Businesses Plan Holiday Parties

Written on 5 Dec, 2008 at 6:00

Most Small Business Owners Can Afford Holiday Celebrations According to a survey conducted this month by online payroll service SurePayroll, most small business owners will end 2008 in celebration. The survey found that despite recent economic challenges, 6 of 10... (Continue reading)

Top 7 Mistakes Hiring Managers Make When Advertising Open Positions

Written on 28 Nov, 2008 at 15:57

This guest post is by Thomas Torresson, courtesy of Recruiting Blogswap. There are plenty of reasons a particular job ad may not work well. Sometimes these mistakes are tough to recognize and even harder to learn to avoid. Here are... (Continue reading)

Better Reference Checks in Far Less Time

Written on 22 Oct, 2008 at 13:18

You’ve conducted both rounds of interviews, narrowed the field to a single candidate and made a hiring offer; contingent, of course, on a reference and background check. Now it’s time to get on the phone and check the references they’ve... (Continue reading)

Do’s and Don’ts of Hiring an Independent Contractor

Written on 3 Oct, 2008 at 0:12

Independent Contractor Agreements – A Match Made in Heaven? Today’s employers are watching their bottom line more closely than ever before, including examining the costs associated with maintaining a full time workforce. At the same time, workers are looking for... (Continue reading)

Survey Says Taleo Best Recruitment Software Option

Written on 28 Jun, 2008 at 11:21

Recruitment software provider Taleo is officially an industry leader, according to Gartner, Inc.’s “Magic Quadrant for E-Recruitment Software, 2008.“... (Continue reading)

The Resume is Alive and Kickin’

Written on 28 May, 2008 at 22:39

This guest post from HireAbility, courtesy of Recruiting Blogswap, argues for a continuing role of the resume in a largely electronic job application process, using resume parsing technology to bring the resume into the 21st Century.... (Continue reading)

How to Choose Where To Post Your Job Ad

Written on 14 Feb, 2008 at 14:57

This guest post by Thomas Torresson, courtesy of Recruiting Blogswap, briefly outlines some factors for employers to consider in selecting from among the rapidly-growing number of options for online job advertising. “What job board should I use?” The most important... (Continue reading)

St. Louis-Based Company Attracts Gen. Y Grads — and Used Car Customers

Written on 15 Dec, 2007 at 0:05

Shopping for a used car, I came across a company that seems to be doing the right things to attract the new generation of employees -- “Gen Y” -- including creating an appealing, interactive, and information-packed career website.... (Continue reading)

Recruiters Can Be Liable for Discrimination

Written on 6 Jun, 2007 at 13:59

George recently wrote about recruiting discrimination on Kennedy Information’s Recruiting Trends website. George is on the Advisory Board of the site, which offers guidance and industry news. The article warns recruiters that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of... (Continue reading)

Tackling Recruiting Sourcers’ Challenges

Written on 31 May, 2007 at 15:39

This post, courtesy of Recruiting Blogswap, is written by Moises Lopez, of The Sourcing Corner blog. Note: “Sourcing” refers to the first stage of recruiting: developing information regarding potential candidates. This function may be integrated with other aspects of recruiting... (Continue reading)

New Website for Recruiting Professionals

Written on 10 May, 2007 at 22:16

Kennedy Information Launches RecruitingTrends.com Website Recruiters have a new source of “how-to” guidance, successful recruiting strategies, latest web technologies, industry news, jobs and career information, and knowledge-based, data-driven thought leadership as Kennedy Information announces the launch of RecruitingTrends.com, its new... (Continue reading)

What Millennials (Generation Y) Want Out of Work

Written on 1 May, 2007 at 9:20

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George’s 15 minutes of fame — quoted in TIME Magazine on video resumes — with Friday video humor thrown in for good meaure

Written on 2 Mar, 2007 at 1:16

A few weeks ago, when I was in New York, I stayed at the Hudson Hotel, a cool place near the Time-Warner Building pictured at left (my photo). So did several other scintillating bloggers-blawgers. Shortly after my return, I got... (Continue reading)

Jobster to make Facebook tool for jobseekers

Written on 10 Feb, 2007 at 0:53

I’ve written much before about the potentially explosive combination of jobhunting and casual use of social network sites such as FaceBook and MySpace. See these prior posts: Employers Using Facebook for Background Checking, Part I More on using facebook et... (Continue reading)

Three reference sites — for general HR, overtime rules, and technology policies

Written on 8 Jan, 2007 at 17:41

The only common thread here is that these are three sites you may want to explore and bookmark, as they look to be full of helpful content. I’ve added them to my custom search engine. (1) AllBusiness bills itself as... (Continue reading)

EEOC, OFCCP debate discrimination in recruiting and hiring

Written on 9 Nov, 2006 at 15:52

A recruiter friend, Karen Mattonen, tells me that many recruiters are becoming more eager to learn about discrimination laws as they become more aware of the legal risks inherent in their activities. The stakes are increasing as candidates become more... (Continue reading)

Employers Using Facebook for Background Checking, Part II

Written on 3 Nov, 2006 at 1:05

A couple of months ago, when I wrote the post “Employers Using Facebook for Background Checking” and the similar post at collegerecruiter.com, I had no idea it would be such a hot topic, generating several interviews and other interesting phone... (Continue reading)

Employers Using Facebook for Background Checking: Is It Legal?

Written on 1 Sep, 2006 at 9:09

As a partial excuse for my lack of posts the last couple of days, I’m linking to a guest post I just completed for Steve Rothberg over at CollegeRecruiter.com, entitled: “Employers Using Facebook for Background Checking: Is It Legal?” While... (Continue reading)

Beyond “Name, Rank & Serial No.” in Reference Checking

Written on 27 Aug, 2006 at 22:54

A few weeks ago, I found a nice concise piece in HR Daily Advisor (BLR) with some good tips for making reference checking more than a pro forma exercise. Some of the points: Make reference checking a personal matter, not... (Continue reading)

Vertical Job Search Engine Developments

Written on 18 Jul, 2006 at 0:38

Joel Cheesman, at his blog Cheezhead, is keeping a close eye on some interesting developments in vertical job search. This Blawg still has the top two hits in the google search “vertical job search,” proving again how much Google loves... (Continue reading)

Book Review: Diversity Recruitment Advertising Toolkit

Written on 25 May, 2006 at 23:45

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