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  • Blog Post: Cookie-Cutter Applicant Pools and Other Mortal Hiring Sins

    Yesterday , we brought you the top 5 interviewing approaches we don't recommend you emulate. Today, the rest of the list — and an introduction to a can't-miss webinar on the true costs of a bad hire. [ For #s 1-5, click here .] 6. The Marrying Kind I like to hire young men for this type...
  • Blog Post: 9 Ways NOT To Hire the Best and Brightest

    Hiring is such a critical role for managers and supervisors, yet many of them take a casual or mistaken (read legally dangerous) view of the job. In today's CED, we share a few of the worst interview approaches we've come across. 1. Great Interview — Fascinating Person We had great rapport...
  • Blog Post: Free Report Friday—Employee Orientation: How To Integrate, Energize, and Retain Your Newest Hires

    You'll likely spend a fair amount of time and money this year finding and hiring new employees. Unfortunately, many employers start new workers off on the wrong foot by offering ineffective (or even off-putting) orientation and onboarding programs. Given the extremely high cost of replacing good...
  • Blog Post: Top 10 Hiring Mistakes Made By California Employers

    Given the recent state of the economy, most employers have been more concerned with how to conduct effective layoffs than with avoiding mistakes in the hiring process. Yet as the economy gradually (if fitfully) shows signs of improvement, companies need to prepare to hire again. Are you ready? Now is...
  • Blog Post: New Hires: Why the Introductory Period Is So Valuable

    Yesterday , we explained why rushing into a new-hire decision can be a big mistake. Today, we'll look at a valuable tool that many employers don't take advantage of: the introductory period. Take Advantage of the Introductory Period Almost every employer declares the first 90 days of employment...
  • Blog Post: Quick Hiring Decisions Can Backfire

    Are you a buyer rather than a shopper? You may fit this mold if you know precisely what you want, go directly to it on the store shelves, grab it, and head immediately for the cash register. While this strategy may make for efficient purchasing, it can also make for disastrous hiring. No one wants to...
  • Blog Post: California Unemployment: Unemployed Applicants Pose Dilemmas for HR

    Employers have started hiring again and are often overwhelmed with huge numbers of resumes, even for entry-level positions. Some companies have decided that an effective way to identify the best candidates is to refuse to consider job applicants who are currently unemployed. But a number of human resources...
  • Blog Post: Behavioral Interview Questions and Answers: Getting the Most Info From Applicants

    Tell me about yourself. What are your strengths? How about your weaknesses? Maybe those questions sound familiar. Maybe you hear the same phrases come out of your own mouth every time you conduct a job interview. And maybe you’re missing something. If you’re frustrated by the lack of helpful...
  • Blog Post: An End To ‘Blaming, Denying, Ignoring’ at Work

    Yesterday's guest columnist was Hank Triplett, General Affairs & Human Resources Manager at Idemitsu Lubricants America Corp. in Indiana. Today, Triplett's thoughts on the "Oz Principle" — plus an introduction to a can't-miss webinar on leadership. An End to "Blaming...
  • Blog Post: Job Interview Questions and Answers: Why You Must Dig Deep

    Asking probing questions is the key to eliciting meaningful information from well-prepared applicants. Here's an example of how your probing can reveal the real story. You: Well, I'm looking for a stellar project manager, so tell me about an important project that you managed. Applicant: I recently...
  • Blog Post: Soft Skills are the Hardest Skills To Find

    Today's guest columnist, Hank Triplett, General Affairs & Human Resources Manager at Idemitsu Lubricants America Corp., offers an important insight on hiring and recruiting for how business works today. As a human resources professional with over 20 years' experience, I've had the opportunity...
  • Blog Post: Free Report Friday—Questions to Ask In an Interview: Interview Questions for Employers

    The best questions to ask in an interview...it's an issue on the minds of many HR professionals these days, particularly with hiring picking back up after the long recession. Our new White Paper, Questions To Ask In an Interview: Interview Questions for Employers , combines PowerPoint slides with...
  • Blog Post: Teamwork: Your Essential HR Partner

    For many of the very best small workplaces, teamwork is an important part of the structure and atmosphere. Why is it so important? We'll give you 8 reasons. Here are 8 reasons why teams can help boost the success of your organization, taken from the BLR resource manual especially for small companies...
  • Blog Post: Hallelujah! Help Arrives for the Small HR Department

    If you (or just you and a couple of assistants) have to do it all in human resources at your company, you need all the help you can get. We've got a customized resource just for you. The hit Broadway musical A Chorus Line kicks off with a song called "One." It celebrates a young dancer...
  • Blog Post: HR Interview Questions

    What do you, as an HR professional, need to tell your supervisors about interview questions that can be asked during a job interview? The following are permissible interview questions for employers: You can tell applicants that if they are offered the job, they will be required to verify their legal...
  • Blog Post: Free Report Friday—Employee Orientation: How To Energize, Integrate, and Retain Your Newest Hires

    As the economy continues to improve, you'll likely spend more time and money this year finding and hiring new employees. Unfortunately, many employers start new workers off on the wrong foot by offering ineffective (or even off-putting) orientation and onboarding programs. Given the extremely high...
  • Blog Post: Free Report Friday--How to Win the Online Recruiting War

    Online recruiting has exploded and, for many employers, become the primary means of soliciting candidates and resumes/applications. However, with this explosion comes the pitfalls of poorly designed online candidate management systems, ineffective online recruiting programs, and the inability of organizations...
  • Blog Post: Interview Questions for Employers: Things You Cannot Ask

    The requirements of fair employment laws prohibit you from asking certain questions during an interview. You can’t ask any questions that might indicate a candidate’s age , for example, questions about when an applicant graduated from high school or college or other questions whose answers...
  • Blog Post: Questions To Ask in an Interview

    Do your supervisors know what kinds of questions to ask in an interview? Do they know the proper techniques for asking those questions to solicit meaningful responses? Below are some important points to convey to your supervisors. Good interview questions are the key to a successful discussion. Here's...
  • Blog Post: Behavioral Interview Questions and Answers

    Different types of interviews have different goals. The traditional interview seeks a broad knowledge of the candidate’s qualifications, while the behavioral interview looks at how he or she has performed on the job. There’s even a situational interview that presents scenarios that might...
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