What’s the best way for HR to step in when the boss wants to hire an acquaintance who’s obviously under-qualified?
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Tags: hiring decisions, hiring manager
A job candidate asks the hiring manager how long employees usually stay in that position before moving on to something else. The manager answers: two years. The candidate is hired, fired and sues, claiming she was under a contract to work for two years.
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Tags: contract, hiring manager, promise, promotion
Here’s an example of a company that got in big legal trouble after a hiring manager gave an applicant an inconsistent explanation of why she didn’t get the job.
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Your company wouldn’t hire an applicant who was stumped by the interviewers’ questions — just like applicants won’t accept a job offer from a hiring manager who can’t answer theirs. Are your managers ready to answer these common questions?
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Tags: hiring manager, interviews, John Kador, questions
Without thinking, interviewers can make comments or ask questions that convince unsuccessful job applicants they were rejected out of illegal bias. Then it’s up to HR to clean up the mess.
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Tags: age discrimination, hiring manager, interview questions
On January 1 of next year, a significant overhaul of the Americans with Disabilities Act will go into effect. It’s going to impact many HR functions, including recruiting and hiring.
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Tags: ADA Amendments Act, hiring manager, regarded as disabled
Need more proof that stray comments by hiring managers can get companies in big legal trouble? Try this million-dollar lawsuit against Disney.
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Tags: Disney, hiring bias, hiring manager, look, religious discrimination, Sikh, stray remarks
When hiring managers find a really desirable candidate, they often feel pressured to “sell” the job to make sure the offer’s accepted. But here’s one who went too far — and got his company dragged into court.
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Tags: benefits package, estoppel, hiring manager, interviews, truth in hiring
Do your managers know how to avoid pregnancy discrimination claims? Studies show most supervisors could use a refresher.
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Tags: bias, EEOC, Equal Opportunity Commission, Great Britian, hiring manager, pregnancy, pregnancy discrimination
There’s a new recruiting metrics model so how do you stack up? Learn about what to measure, when and how to measure and communicate results to senior management.
