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Employers Using Facebook for Background Checking, Part II
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 conversations.
In the course of these further discussions, I had some further thoughts (funny how that [...]
Employers Using Facebook for Background Checking: Is It Legal?
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 you’re there, check out the site, if you haven’t already done so. It’s a blog [...]
Beyond “Name, Rank & Serial No.” in Reference Checking
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 a matter for “Personnel” (talking to the candidate’s immediate supervisor, not the HR department)
Ask about the [...]
Vertical Job Search Engine Developments
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 blogs.
Ah, but google hit no. 2 quotes Cheesman, proving again that sometimes the blogosphere is [...]
Book Review: Diversity Recruitment Advertising Toolkit
Diversity Recruitment: A Lot More Than Just Some Words On Paper
An article from Forbes.com reports some interesting findings in terms of diversity recruitment, with regard to which companies are viewed most highly by minority students, the importance of executive involvement, and the kinds of recruitment sources preferred.
What are some of the companies viewed most favorably by minority students?
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Cool Recruiting Trick
Jim Stroud has step-by-step instructions for how to electronically deal with the following recruiting situation:
Imagine finding the resume of the perfect candidate only to find out that they were not swayed by your pitch and are quite happy where they are.
But never fear! They will give you a call once they are ready to make [...]
Hear All, Hear All: Internet Job Boards Form New Industry Association
With all of the available job boards, it should come as no surprise that some 500 of them (!) have announced the formation of a new industry association for job boards.
The goals of this new trade association include:
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All Aboard: Five Tips for Successful On-Boarding Programs (f/k/a Employee Orientation)
Another solid article from ERExchange.com on On-Boarding Programs. This time, the author, Kevin Wheeler, offers five solid tips for success with regard to such programs.
On-boarding programs (f/k/a employee orientation), I believe, are one of the current hot fads in HRM, but they make a great deal of sense to me as I remember [...]
The Latest Survey of Hiring Sources: The Highlights and Some Interesting Findings on Diversity Recruitment
I summarize the highlights of CareerXRoads’ lastest survey of recruitment sources. Lots of potentially useful information in the survey, with some particularly interesting discussion of diversity recruiting.
Marketing Your Company to Job Applicants: The Devil is in the Details!
A couple of weeks ago, I provided an outline of some very basic questions you should be asking yourself about your company’s recruitment program. I now present the complete article with some of the details about the five questions I suggest you consider.
Employee Referral Programs: New Opportunities for Theft?
Employee referrals programs, in which employees are paid for referring new employees, have been given a lot of good press. But, in a recent story, one employee referral program was viewed as a way to steal from the company.
The Legal Risks of Hiring Temps And Outsourcing Work: What You Don’t Know Can Really Hurt You
Ah, welcome to work in the 21st century. Where the notion of hiring a full-time, “regular” employee seems less and less common. Instead, companies hire temporary workers, contract employees, or offshore their work to another country.
And don’t think YOU are safe; today there is even a story in cnn.com about how investment banking is [...]
Getting Applicants to Join: Marketing Your Company
In another nicely written article on erexchange, Howard Adamsky explains the key points to cover in convincing candidates to come work at your organization.
I don’t think that there is anything earthshattering here, but the article provides a nice summary, along with examples, of some key points to mention in “selling” your organization.
The key points to [...]
Even More on the OFCCP Internet Applicant Definition
You may be getting abit overwhelmed with all of the amount of material on the OFCCP’s definition of an Internet applicant. Here comes some more information, this time a series of Q and As from a widely-respected law firm Ogletree Deakins. Look, you might find an answer to YOUR pressing question there!
