Hiring

The 15 weirdest interview questions posed in 2014

11/24/2014

Want to throw interviewees a real curveball? Consider some of these real-life questions asked in job interviews this year.

Fraud alert: No shortcuts when hiring seasonal staff

11/19/2014

With seasonal hiring expected to be at its highest level in years, fraud experts warn that companies that loosen their usual processes to ramp up staffing can wind up increasing their fraud risk.

The space between: How applicants age themselves

11/05/2014

Do you type two spaces after a period? If so, your résumé may be destined for the wastebasket. According to career counselor Marc Miller, adding that extra space is a résumé mistake that brands an applicant as Too Old.

Prevent fail-to-hire suits by stripping protected characteristics from résumés

10/31/2014

Here’s an easy way to avoid needless failure-to-hire lawsuits: Simply have someone who is not involved in the initial decision to offer interviews remove risky identifying information from résumés.

Which interview questions are off-limits?

10/27/2014

Q. What questions am I prohibited from asking during employment interviews?

The changing face of internships

10/23/2014

Once filled by students willing to run for coffee and make copies, internships have become regulated, and expectations for the experience have been raised. Are you ready to compete for interns?

Today’s high schoolers could fill STEM skills gap

10/16/2014

Nearly three in four high school seniors know what career they want to pursue, and STEM-related fields (science, technology, engineering and math) top their choices.

Luxury hotelier hit with $2 million tab for immigration violations

10/13/2014

Salt Lake City-based Grand America Hotels and Resorts will pay nearly $2 million for hiring undocumented immigrants following a settlement agreement signed in September between the company, federal prosecutors and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Negligence can’t stand in for discrimination in N.Y.

10/08/2014

Clever lawyers are always looking for ways to reach deeper into employer pockets. One tactic has been to add state negligence claims to run-of-the-mill discrimination cases. That won’t work anymore, at least as far as negligent hiring, supervision and retention claims are concerned.

Employee references aren’t a matter of ‘free speech’

10/07/2014

Answering reference calls? Don’t think all responses are protected by “free speech” rights.