Recruiting

Settlements: No-rehire clauses may be illegal

06/26/2015

When you settle an employment discrimination complaint or lawsuit, you likely include a “no-rehire” provision. Essentially, you trade some settlement dollars for the former employee’s promise not to apply for work at your company in the future. It’s a way to prevent future failure-to-hire lawsuits. Until now, everyone thought such common settlement provisions were legally valid and enforceable. But now a recent case has cast doubt on that premise by looking at California’s broad prohibitions on restrictive covenants in the Business and Professions Code Section 16600.

Warning: Don’t rush to hire

06/22/2015

When you are short a teammate, filling that vacancy seems like your only priority. However, don’t rush and risk making a bad hire.

The 5 hot trends that are reshaping recruiting

06/22/2015

The ways you found job candidates just a few years ago? They’re already becoming outdated. Here’s what the future looks like.

Is the bloom off the IT rose?

06/17/2015

Information technology professionals are significantly less happy at work and less optimistic about their careers than other business professionals, according to a new report by TINYpulse, an employee engagement survey firm.

Our summer hires from last year are back–are they ‘new’ employees?

06/06/2015

Q. We have a few college students who work for us during their summer break. According to the law, are they required to complete new employment paperwork (I-9, W-4, etc.) each year?

No such thing as ‘overqualified’: Don’t automatically reject skilled older applicant

05/29/2015

Older workers tend to have more overall experience and may seem overqualified for entry-level positions. Don’t reject those candidates, though. Doing so may set you up for a discrimination lawsuit.

Succession: Keep an eye out for age diversity

05/28/2015

Generational turnover is an opportunity for positive change. Too many employers miss that chance by choosing candidates who provide easy continuity instead of those who will carry the company into the future.

Summer hiring is up–and so are summer paychecks

05/28/2015

Summer jobs are returning at a faster pace this year and, in many cases, are paying well beyond the federal minimum wage of $7.25.

Skilled trades again among the hardest jobs to fill

05/20/2015

Almost a third of U.S. employers—32%—report that they are having a hard time filling job vacancies because they can’t find skilled candidates.

Where managers expect the most job growth to happen

05/05/2015

Seventy-two percent of managers are optimistic about their career opportunities this year, up 21 percentage points from 2014. They’re ready to act on that optimism, too—88% said they’re open to new opportunities in 2015.