August 29, 2008 by Sam Narisi
What’s the key to keeping young, talented employees with your company longer?
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Tags: Generation Y, orientation, Retention, young employees
August 28, 2008 by Sam Narisi

The results of managers’ interview mistakes range from serious legal trouble to driving good candidates away and hiring the wrong ones. Here are five common mistakes and how HR can help avoid them:
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Tags: discrimination, etiquette, illegal interview questions, interview mistakes
August 28, 2008 by Sam Narisi
Is your company hiring people who would hurt the team for the sake of individual glory?
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Tags: backstabbing, employee behavior, survey, The Creative Group
August 28, 2008 by Sam Narisi
For any company trying to recruit employees, there could be a large labor pool available.
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Tags: Department of Labor, jobless claims, unemployment
August 27, 2008 by Sam Narisi
There are several reasons candidates turn down job offers. Here’s one that’s becoming more common:
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Tags: commutes, job offers, Management Recruiters International, telecommuting
August 27, 2008 by Sam Narisi
What benefits are most of your competitors offering employees?
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Tags: benefits, education, tuition
August 25, 2008 by Sam Narisi
Look out: Your job offers or contracts might be inadvertently binding your company to certain terms and conditions.
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Tags: at-will, contract, Hiring, offer letters, salary
August 21, 2008 by Sam Narisi

To keep employees and customers safe — and avoid “negligent hiring” lawsuits — many companies have policies against hiring convicted criminals for some jobs. But those policies can lead to their own legal problems.
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Tags: Background checks, convictions, criminal records, EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
August 21, 2008 by Sam Narisi
The Americans with Disabilities Act lets companies give post-offer medical tests to new hires, as long as it’s the last step of the hiring process. And according to the courts, that means the very last step.
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Tags: ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, job offers, medical exams, medical tests
August 21, 2008 by Sam Narisi
A lot of interviews include some kind of test for the candidate. But some companies have started testing applicants before they even set up an interview.
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Tags: applicant screening, online applications, online tests