See on Scoop.it – Digital Human Resources News In an era of lowered budgets and rising pressure to boost ROI, small business and startups are under the gun to cut costs and show some profit. With that, it is probably the worst economic climate in which to make a bad hire…
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Managing Millennials
See on Scoop.it – Digital Human Resources News Managing Millennials, by Matt Straz… I sometimes hear my fellow Gen-X managers complaining about this younger generation. They feel that Millennials, after years of schooling and parents who doted on them, have an outsize sense of entitlement. This is in contrast to the broken homes and harder pathContinue reading “Managing Millennials”
Behavioral Interviewing: How to Be a STAR!
“Tell me about a time you solved a problem.” An interviewer who has never uttered these words is simply missing an opportunity—and is only performing half an interview. This question, and all the different ways it can be worded, is at the heart of the behavioral interview, and gets to root of a company’s currentContinue reading “Behavioral Interviewing: How to Be a STAR!”
Background Checks: Do Them Right!
Background checks are a valuable hiring tool; part of a proactive strategy to build the best, safest workforce. However, like any other tool, there are times when background checks are not perfect—especially when they are used improperly.
Background Checks: Fast and Affordable
Do you know what your background check would reveal? Future employers will probably find out! Why do employers check the background of prospective employees? Recent SHRM research reports that 69 percent of companies perform background checks on all candidates. Most companies (62 percent) that do background checks only do so after a job offer hasContinue reading “Background Checks: Fast and Affordable”
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