Hiring

Research: AI-boosted résumés generate more hiring offers

05/08/2023

Job applicants who use artificial intelligence software to tweak their résumés are 8% more likely to be hired than those who do not, according to an experiment conducted by grad students and faculty at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management.

Apply these perspectives to recruiting in today’s ‘seller’s market’

04/26/2023

The LinkedIn social media site recently released its 2023 Future of Recruiting Report, which contains helpful findings and predictions that HR professionals will find valuable. The report covers the impact of current economic uncertainty on recruiting, how the role of recruiting will change in coming months and the influence of artificial intelligence on HR.

Warn supervisors against screening applicants by national origin

04/17/2023

This seems obvious, but apparently it needs restating: Managers and supervisors should never consider where an applicant was born when making hiring decisions. Two recent cases illustrate the peril.

Never mind a possible recession: HR leaders still confident about hiring, retention

04/10/2023

Chief human resource officers are optimistic about hiring and retaining workers over the next few months, according to the Conference Board’s CHRO Confidence Index for the first quarter of 2023. That confidence comes despite expectations of a recession in 2023 and news of layoffs.

Case of the Week: Blanket criminal history ban costs employer $2.7 million

03/30/2023

The EEOC has long taken the position that automatically barring those with criminal records from employment may disparately impact certain protected classes and therefore amount to race or national origin discrimination under Title VII. The agency says employers should evaluate each applicant’s record and assess whether the conviction is job related and a hiring ban is for a justifiable business reason.

Using personality tests to screen applicants? Heed these warnings

03/29/2023

Bad hiring decisions can be among an employer’s most expensive mistakes. That’s one reason many hiring managers rely on personality tests to assess the qualities and aptitudes an applicant might bring to the job. These personality tests may also be helpful to managers who want to dig deeper and understand the strengths of their team members.

What HR pros need to know about immigration and I-9s

03/16/2023

As an HR professional, you’ve been deputized to enforce the nation’s immigration laws.

Feds announce major crackdown on child labor

03/03/2023

The U.S. Department of Labor and the Department of Health and Human Services on Feb. 27 announced a new interagency effort to combat child labor and exploitation. One of the primary tactics they will use: strict enforcement of employer compliance with the rules for completing I-9 forms.

4 musts when posting job ads

03/01/2023

Forty percent of people would refuse a job if they had a negative experience during the recruitment process, according to the Recruitment Marketing Benchmark Report performed by Appcast. That should convince you and your HR colleagues to analyze your recruitment efforts.

I-9 update: How to recognize newly redesigned green cards

02/27/2023

The latest I-9 document changes involve green cards, officially known as permanent resident cards. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (part of the Department of Homeland Security) began issuing new, revised green cards on Jan. 30.