Recruiters, please tell me if these metrics look accurate. If they do, then applicants need some help stat in figuring out how to get past the filters and to your desk.
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Passive Racism and Hiring Practices
When I first saw this Cheerios commericial featuring a biracial child and her parents, I had to smile. I’ve never seen a biracial child and couple so openly represented on tv, and I have to tell you, this made me so happy. As a biracial kid born in the 70′s, raised in the 80′s and …
Read More…#SHRM13 Are You Going to SHRM?
I know, you’re thinking: Chicago’s far. I don’t need the HRCI hours. The hotels are probably already booked. How will the office survive without me? My response: Chicago’s in the middle of the US, you could probably use to learn the newest in your industry, there are still hotels open and available TODAY (I checked), and …
Read More…Don’t Just Thank Them: Hire Them! #vets #veterans
It’s Memorial Day. Thank a vet. HIRE a vet. Veterans who served in Iraq or Afghanistan (or in many cases, both) had an unemployment rate of 10.9% in August 2012, according to new data released by the Labor Department. Among nonveterans, the unemployment rate was 7.9% at the time. Among the broader population of …
Read More…Summer Job Search for Students
Remember summer jobs back in the day? Everyone had one. I waited tables, I had friends that were lifeguards, and my really lucky friends had cush office jobs, answering phones and reading People magazine at their dad’s friends office. Things have changed for Millenials and Gen Z. Finding a summer job today means competing …
Read More…So You Want to Work in HR
I speak as one of you. I received my law degree in 2005, and quickly realized that: a.) I wasn’t cut out to be a lawyer (I kind of sucked at it) and b.) I wanted to do something else. Anything else. There are a lot of us that realize that. Once we see the …
Read More…Dollar Bill Y’all (Are You Paid?)
Jimmy Spicer was on to something. The economy’s improving. How long has it been since you’ve received a raise? Check out this infographic from Salary.com and think about this over the weekend. Do some research on what people in your field make. Think of what you bring to the table. Put it down on paper- …
Read More…Don’t Mess Up the Easy Stuff: Hiring 101
If someone tells you that their rise to leadership looks like the graph on the left rather than the graph on the right, they are a liar and you should not listen to them. I’ve learned in my squiggly career that you can work hard, you can have the best intentions, but sometimes things …
Read More…Fellow Texans: Background Check Tips from Hiresafe.com
Guest post: Daniel DeYoung, HireSafe Employment Background Screening Chances are, if you run a business or its HR department, that you’re familiar with background screening. However, key legal information surrounding the practice is often unknown or misunderstood. It’s very important that you have an understanding of state compliance laws or rely on a screening provider …
Read More…Survey: How Do You Find Your Best Hires?
Recruiting is, arguably, one of the most important functions in the entire HR repertoire. It’s also probably one of the most difficult. If you’re going to have employees to manage and develop, you first have to find them and hire them. But you don’t want to hire just anyone. The goal of any good …
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