Staffing Articles
Hiring 101: The Application Process
The labor board comes in your location and you have a stack of
applications that reach back to the Reagan Administration. Is
that a problem? Well, you have created a strong suspicion that
submitting an application is not how someone gets a job with
your company. Find out how to make sure your hiring process is
completely above board.
Step Right Up: Offer Letters for Everyone!
Two weeks after your fantastic new-hire starts his job with your
company, he comes into your office with his paycheck saying the
amount is wrong. You explain that the amount is what he was told
in his interview but he disagrees. Find out why offer letters
are not just for executives and how these letters can benefit
both you and your employees.
Be Wary of Video Resumes and Virtual Interviews
A job candidate submits a video resume to highlight his
strengths for the job to which he is applying. A company uses
Skype to conduct to job interviews. Discover why the use of
either of these can be detrimental to both the interviewee and
the employer.
Why Employee Rehires Are Like Milk Gone Bad
A valued employee who leaves a job on good terms later decides
she'd like to come back. Find out why bringing her back on board
is akin to drinking a glass of milk that has gone past its
expiration date.
Pre-Employment
Screening Reduces Post Employment Problems
You own a small restaurant and want to hire a dishwasher/busboy.
You find a nice college boy for the job, and things are fine
until he assaults one of your waitresses after closing. You then
find out that he has never attended college, has a long history
of physical crimes and is a known drug user.
Now Hiring!
Elderly Obese Smokers With Poor Genes Need Not Apply
As the cost of benefits continues to rise, companies are
becoming savvy about not hiring employees that they think are a
“hamburger from a heart attack” or have “one foot in the grave.”
Since the amount a company pays for benefits comes directly from
the lifestyles and illnesses of its employees, can you refuse to
hire an old, overweight smoker with a history of cancer and
instead choose the candidate who appears to be the perfect
picture of health?
Hiring Teens -
Which Ones Will Actually Work?
Summer is arriving, which means that high school and college
kids will soon be out looking for jobs. The question for
business owners becomes “Which ones can I hire who will actually
work?” Find out what questions to ask teenage applicants before
offering them a job with your business.
Don’t Get Tripped
When Using Temps
It seems like a pretty easy way for a business to cut costs: Go
out and hire a temporary employee or a contractor. What is the
problem? The more the temp is treated like a regular employee,
the more they could sue you under federal and state employment
laws.
Business Owners!
HIRE the Unemployed and Save Money This Year
The Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act passed in
March 2010 includes tax benefits directly related to hiring
currently unemployed candidates. Find out how hiring the
unemployed can save your business money and allow your company
to receive tax credit.