Hiring

Avoid ‘overqualified’ label, often just another way to say ‘too old’

12/20/2024

Warn hiring managers to refrain from calling job candidates “overqualified.” It’s a legally explosive term that’s often construed as a polite way to call someone too old. At the very least, avoid using the term in front of applicants or in any written materials describing them, such as interview notes.

Prepare now for the January job-search surge

12/20/2024

Turning the calendar brings both good news and bad for employers regarding the job market. On the plus side, many new candidates begin the job-search process. Unfortunately, some of your current workers may be among those looking for opportunities elsewhere. With time of the essence, managers interested in acquiring new talent should prepare now.

Win lawsuits by documenting consistent, equitable interview process

12/16/2024

When interviewing more than one candidate to fill a job, the easiest way to prevent failure-to-hire lawsuits is to ask the same questions of every candidate. That’s especially important when there are several rounds of interviews or when a committee conducts the interviews.

Hiring on the rise: 63% of employers plan to add positions

12/16/2024

Among managers who plan to increase hiring, 56% cited company growth as the primary factor influencing their hiring decisions for the first half of 2025.

What employers need to know about worksite enforcement plans

12/11/2024

Recent discussions with both current and former officials at Homeland Security Investigations, the workplace enforcement arm of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, provided insights into a few of the government’s lesser-known plans.

Consider disclosing starting pay—it may be mandatory

12/06/2024

You may have noticed lately that more recruiting ads include the starting salary range the employer plans to pay. That was almost unheard of a decade ago. Credit the change to the rapid expansion of the pay-transparency movement.

Here come the new state employment laws for 2025

12/06/2024

States are emerging as prime sources of new employment-related laws. Here is a sampling of new laws scheduled to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2025, or soon after.

The hidden rules of writing job ads that actually work

11/20/2024

According to hiring expert Steven Smith, most organizations still use outdated job-posting strategies that severely limit their candidate pool. While companies pour more money into recruitment and make minor tweaks to their approach, Smith says they’re missing fundamental shifts in how online job boards and candidates alike operate in today’s digital landscape.

Audit your I-9 forms now

11/20/2024

The crackdown on employing individuals not authorized to work in the U.S. is coming. Your I-9s will be front and center. Self-auditing them now and correcting errors will save you a lot of heartburn later.

DOL toolkit explains how to adopt ‘skills-first’ hiring

11/18/2024

The Department of Labor wants employers to embrace a “skills-first” approach to hiring that relies less on education credentials and more on real-world job qualifications to make hiring decisions.