Employee Selection
Background Checks: Handling a Touchy Situation
By Nick at 14 April, 2007, 1:39 pm
I’m interested in knowing if any of you have policies or just your own practices in regard to evaluating information from background and reference checks. In particular, what do you do when you see spotty attendance, unpaid debt history (if you get into that part of a background check), or an address that is not [...]
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Read More >>Employee Interviewing: Do’s and Don’t For HR Professionals
By Nick at 29 March, 2007, 12:28 pm
The goal of the recruiting function is to recruit top talent to your organization. You want a set of questions that will help you avoid those problematic employees who don’t have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to do the job that you are hiring for.
Here are a sample of open-ended questions that [...]
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Read More >>Reducing Employee Turnover Through Better Employee Selection
By Nick at 29 March, 2007, 12:14 pm
If employee turnover begins from poor selection processes, how can we improve it?
There are many steps in the recruitment and selection process. You will need to perform a diagnosis of where exactly the process is breaking down. Some suggestions for improvement are:
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Read More >>How Involved Are You In The Interviewing Process
By Nick at 5 February, 2007, 8:05 pm
Do you spend a lot of your recruitment time in the actual interview process itself, or you do more of the sourcing, screening, and background checking side of things? In my past experiences, I have done both and feel that with 1-2 other levels of interviews with hiring managers for candidates to go through, I could easily back [...]
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Read More >>Credit Checks Should Never Be Used For Making Employment Decisions
By Nick at 24 November, 2006, 8:19 pm
A post on Spherion’s Career Blog about credit checks reminded me of something that I want to get off my chest. Â
Don Boone of Spherion writes, Having been in the recruiting field for many years, I can’t tell you the number of times I encountered a perfectly qualified, professional and competent candidate for my open position [...]
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Read More >>Interviewing Overqualified Applicants
By Nick at 23 November, 2006, 4:02 pm
A manager of a small business recently posted a job opening for a mostly clerical type job. She has received many applications from people with a degree and extensive work experience. She is worried that they will be unhappy and leave.
Read the full article here
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Read More >>Using Role Plays To Select Candidates
By Nick at 23 November, 2006, 12:58 am
Do your employees have what it takes to put a smile on your face? Are your employees motivated to perform at their best when they are at work? Are they proud to work for your organization? In tough times like these, if you are like most managers, you are constantly worried about performance. Constantly trying [...]
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