Recruiting

Denver school system recruits teachers for on-the-job training

02/18/2014

Denver Public Schools fills hard-to-staff teaching positions in high-needs elementary schools by hiring college grads who didn’t major in education and then training them on the job. The highly selective Denver Teacher Residency program offers would-be teachers an alternative route into a teaching.

Florida technology company hires mostly minorities

01/30/2014

With the hiring of two minority women in December, the employee population of Deerfield Beach, Fla.-based Reagan Wireless is 90% minority.

Boss seems to be seeking young ‘dream team’? Be alert for possible age discrimination

01/24/2014

Does your organization have a supervisor who frequently interviews and wants to hire younger applicants at the expense of older ones? That supervisor’s “dream team” may end up as Exhibit A in an age discrimination lawsuit.

Who’s getting hired in 2014?

01/22/2014

According to CareerBuilder.com’s 2014 U.S. Job Forecast, hiring managers plan to recruit full-time, permanent employees for these positions: sales (30%), information technology (29%), customer service (25%), production (24%) …

10 steps to take now to manage veterans and disabled workers

01/08/2014

Federal contractors will soon have new rules for managing veterans and disabled workers. Now is the time to prepare for the many changes that become effective March 24.

Finance firm to applicants: ‘No workaholics’ please

12/06/2013

Recruiters at investment advisory firm Andrew Garrett are hoping to attract women financial advisors by telling would-be candidates that “no workaholics need apply.”

Where do you find great candidates?

11/22/2013

Here’s where HR pros say they attract the best job applicants, according to an HRSpecialist.com poll:

Online job ads tick upward

11/15/2013

Online employment advertising rose 4.2% in September, the largest month-to-month increase since December 2012, according to the Conference Board. The group considers online recruiting a leading economic indicator.

LinkedIn recruiting: Photos lure the clicks

11/07/2013

LinkedIn profiles with photos are seven times more likely to be clicked than those without photos, according to a report in Forbes magazine.

Revise your hiring strategy as economy heals

10/22/2013

If you’re ramping up hiring, the process looks and feels a lot different than it used to. Social media, digital applications, video résumés are just some of the increasingly common tools of the trade. Here are four trends that seem to be reshaping the hiring landscape: