How to Avoid Hiring the Same Type of Person Over and Over
In 2020, businesses are going to become more modern than ever. With thousands of startups nationwide, companies are trying to make their brand familiar to people with a lot of…
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How Workforce Trends Will Change in 2020
The workforce over the last 15 years has changed, and in the previous 3, there has been an explosion of companies providing better ways to work. And it isn’t just…
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Puerto Rico Enacts Restrictions on Use of Credit History in Employment Decisions
Puerto Rico has joined the growing list of states that preclude an employer or prospective employer from procuring an employee’s or applicant’s credit history and/or taking adverse employment action based…
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Why Candidates Rule the World and What Employers Can Do about It
There is no denying that candidates rule the job world in today’s market economy—historically low unemployment rates mean hiring managers have an increasingly smaller job pool to work with. That…
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It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year . . . to Screen Employees
In today’s competitive hiring market, too many hiring managers decide to skip the normal hiring processes when it comes to taking on seasonal employees because they’re temporary. While this is…
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7 Candidate Traits that Should Be on All Employers’ Christmas Wishlists
During record-low unemployment rates, employees have the advantage in this holiday season’s job market. Hiring managers may even be determining to hire less-than-qualified candidates for open positions out of fear…
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4 Tips for Hiring During a Talent Shortage
In an economy that’s experiencing record-low unemployment rates, it’s no secret that finding the perfect candidate for the job can be a feat for modern hiring managers. The dreaded “talent…
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Implementing Reasonable Suspicion Drug Testing in Your Workplace
Reasonable suspicion drug testing, also known as probable-cause or for-cause testing, is a post-employment drug test that is administered when supervisors have evidence-based reasons to believe that an employee may…
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Ban on Inquiring About Salary History
To address gender disparity related to pay, several states and local governments have prohibited employers asking candidate and their employers about their salary history. California Labor Code Section 432.3 prohibits…
