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Avoiding a “bad hire” is a standard goal for every organization. Bad hires are stressful, costly, and time-consuming. They cause emotional and practical difficulties for everyone involved and have a negative effect on productivity and growth. But
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The question of when and how to set salary expectations can trip up even experienced employers and interviewers. Should you advertise salary outright? Should you wait until you’ve chosen the candidate? Are ranges better than a specific amount? Do
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Most employers realize that pre-employment screening is an important option that can help reduce or even eliminate the need for screening in the future. Opting for screening candidates before the job is offered protects the
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Candidates choosing between several job offers often base their decision on multiple factors. Salary, benefits, and location are among the most obvious, but company culture also plays an important role. When you are trying to
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In recent years, there has been an explosion of Internet Research Service data brokers that offer to “find out anything about anybody,” no questions asked. Typically, these services offer public records searches, including criminal records,
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Since there are scores of companies that offer Pre-Employment Screening services, some cautionary advice is in order with respect to making a choice. First, an employer should look for a professional partner and not just
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Pre-employment testing is good for a handful of reasons; it allows you as the employer to determine whether your potential candidate has the necessary skills to do the job. It also allows you to understand
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Personality is one of those fun topics to discuss, but it does have some real implications for the workplace and it’s wise to consider how personality factors in when hiring a new employee. For example,
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Job hopping may not be as prevalent (or even undesirable a thing) as it first appears. According to the Bureau of Labor, U.S. workers boasted average job tenure of 4.6 years in 2014, a figure that
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It’s always a bummer for your company when one of your star employees makes the decision to pursue another opportunity. She’s a top performer in the sales department who always seems to be ahead of
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When it comes to hiring a new candidate, you have a lot of options. Assessment testing, for example, is one of those options. Testing candidates is a great way to assess your talent pool to
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If you’re hiring an employee for a work from home position, there’s a good chance you’ll be conducting the interview remotely, as well. Often, this means a phone interview, but sometimes it can mean an interview
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Assessing abilities like teamwork in potential employees can be tricky. Without the chance to truly witness candidates interacting with others in the workplace, you must rely on interview questions, references, and assessment tests. The first two should
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The Education vs. Experience debate has been a hot topic facing college graduates as they complete their degrees and flood into the workforce looking for, often times, the first “real job” of their adult lives. What
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Utilize an Effective Pre-Employment Screening System A resume is a candidate’s one chance to shine; an initial first impression to grab your attention as the hiring manager. But what about candidates who use this opportunity
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You have great candidate lined up for your open Project Manager role that you’re really excited about. In fact, you’ve even interviewed her, had her complete your pre-employment assessments, and are ready to move on
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Typically in an interview, the interviewer does most of the question-asking. As any good interviewer knows, it’s important to allow a candidate to ask their own questions, usually at the close of an interview, as this
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Many factors affect the speed of the hiring process. Not all are in your control; everyone knows how suddenly we can get sidetracked. It is important to do all you can to keep an efficient pace.
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To test or not to test is obvious at this point, right? OF COURSE, we are going to advocate that you TEST, TEST, TEST AGAIN, and do it often! The real question, though, is when’s the
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Was it a firefighter? A doctor? A teacher? I wanted to be a rock star (true story) because I just loved music so much. It’s a question that we’re all asked at one point or
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As much as employers seek to find the best candidates for their available positions, good quality candidates are doing research of their own. This marriage between an employer and employee is just as important that
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Remote work offers employees various benefits to commuting to the office daily. We are living in a time where flexibility in our work schedules is continually rated as a high priority among workers, especially among
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How You Know You’re Looking at a Stellar Resume? Resumes are fun to read, aren’t they? But what makes a resume good? What makes a resume so good that you want to contact that person
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If your company does not already have a robust employee referral program, you may be missing the boat in terms of recruitment resources. Statistically, the best recruitment tools available in the business world today are
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You already know that pre-hire assessments will save you money and wasted time and heartache from hiring the wrong person, and all kinds of other things, but did you also know that they’re good for… Custom Benchmarking Yes! We all have top
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EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND COGNITIVE THINKING ASSESSMENT Employees with strong people and communication skills and critical thinking abilities are naturally more effective on the job. Cognitive thinking and Emotional Intelligence (EQ/IQ) assessments help identify candidates who have the
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Criminal background checks are run by prospective employers to verify information provided by candidates. The investigation of these details determines if the candidate is qualified for the position, and if they’re a good fit for
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The effects of proper vetting through Background Checks will help to protect your business from negligent hiring. Thorough investigation, especially the examination of criminal records is key to preventing negligent hiring. In addition, background
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Change to Background Screening Portal We are going to be adding a mandatory field into the BSA order screen. When ordering background screening for employment, the order placer will have to specify the state that the
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Contemporaneous Notice • What is it? The Contemporaneous Notice is a form used by our compliance team to fulfill our legal requirement to notify an employment applicant of Criminal Information being reported through a database
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