Hiring

Paycheck Fairness Act clears House of Representatives

04/02/2019

The House of Representatives has passed the Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation first introduced in 1997 that would prohibit employers nationwide from asking job applicants about their past or current pay.

Snapshot: ‘Boomerang’ employees make a comeback

04/02/2019

In a tight labor market, employers are increasingly open to hiring their former employees.

Hiring projection lags slightly compared to 2018

03/19/2019

Hiring plans for 2019 are slightly less robust than they were last year, with 40% of employers planning to hire full-time, permanent employees in 2019, and 47% looking to recruit part-timers.

Minneapolis employer stiffed H-1B holder, now must pay

03/13/2019

An administrative law judge in Minneapolis has ordered TLC Precision Wafer Technology to pay an engineer his full salary in back wages after it failed to pay him the amount listed on his H-1B visa.

Becoming an ‘employer of choice’: 3 ways to attract the best

02/26/2019

To be an “employer of choice” in the new economy, it’s important to understand that the talent landscape has evolved dramatically, as has the workforce. With millennials making up nearly half the workforce, they set the tone for employee engagement for the foreseeable future.

Aging, recession among factors to affect hiring

02/12/2019

Research by online recruiting giant Glassdoor finds that these trends will influence the hiring process this year.

Consider outsourcing background checks

02/06/2019

Have the vendor limit the information it passes along to brief summaries instead of exhaustive details about applicants’ backgrounds.

6 tips to add some zip to your hiring process

02/05/2019

Long timeframes mean employers should do everything possible to keep the hiring process humming along. Here are six tips to streamline the hiring process.

Snapshot: Who says those job descriptions are clear?

02/05/2019

Hiring managers believe the job descriptions they provide to candidates accurately describe the work that needs to be done. Candidates are less impressed.

Twin Cities building boom runs into labor shortage

02/04/2019

Since the state’s unemployment rate hit 2.8% in November 2018, virtually every skilled Minnesotan who wants work has it. The resulting labor shortage has hit Twin Cities residential construction particularly hard.