It’s the last week of 2020, and it’s been quite a year, are we right? While it can be easy to adopt an autopilot mentality this last week, you must carry out end-of-year preparations to ensure that your team starts 2021 with their feet on the ground running, all while maintaining HR compliance. Here are […]
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Human resources departments shouldn’t ask for social security numbers or personal information online or in emails. If you do and your system is not secure, you could be opening the company to an unnecessary lawsuit. There’s a world of hackers and identity thieves out there just waiting to gain access to personal information online so […]
Since virtually everything is online now, including most online recruitment, your business should be too. Perhaps you have a website and have left it at that. That was fine five years ago, but you have to start doing more to thrive and get the presence you want. Many businesses are figuring things out and making […]
As 2020 draws to a close, companies must review their record retention guidelines to maintain HR compliance. Below we’ll give you a quick overview of what to retain and what you can safely dispose of after a certain length of time. Remember that it’s always best to double-check, as these rules can change often depending […]
Always trust your gut when it comes to hiring and online recruitment. Here’s why. Imagine yourself back in high school. You walk into a new class, sit down and meet the teacher for the first time. How long does it take you to figure out if you will like this teacher, get along with this […]
Social media is an online job system, one that more employers are using in today’s modern era. The old adage, it’s “who you know not what you know,” couldn’t be more accurate in a job search in today’s online job system … at least it feels true a lot of the time. In today’s job […]
Exaggerating. Stretching the truth. Padding the resume. Telling little white lies. These all have something in common: they are lies, and when conducting online recruitment, it can be critical to spot these issues before they arise and become a problem. Spotting Liars During the Online Recruitment Process In a study from the University of Massachusetts, […]
There has been a lot of debate over whether younger, flashier Millennial counterparts are overshadowing mature (older) workers in today’s hiring world. In a recent survey by Adecco, the results were a little surprising. Over 500 HR managers were surveyed by phone, and one of the key findings was that these managers prefer older, more […]
In a previous post, we talked about hiring more mature employees and what they can bring to the workplace. On the flip side, younger employees also bring a different energy to the workplace and may just be the shot of adrenaline your business needs. Younger employees sometimes get a bad rap due to supposed immaturity, […]
When conducting job interviews, it’s hard to look through your crystal ball and make sure you’re hiring who you think you are. When people submit online job applications, you can’t meet them and you don’t have the luxury of forming a first impression. All you can do is hope that the words you’re reading on […]