Think recruiting is tough at your company?
Imagine if only 28% of the people who applied to your company were actually qualified. Talk about an HR nightmare. Well, that’s the case for the U.S. military.
Leadership & Strategy
Report: Background checks keeping the wrong people out of jobs?
Background check service providers perform millions of investigations every year. But do they inadvertently disqualify innocent applicants?
Web site predicts lots of employee absences on Friday
Will lots of employees skip work Friday, or is this Web site just batty?
My best HR management idea: Making a dent in health costs
HR manager Eva Savidge kept running into a wall when trying to figure out how to make a dent in employees’ rising healthcare costs. Then she hit on an idea.
The next time you're searching for star recruits, try the Apple method
You’ve been asked to find the right people for a totally new, high-risk, high-reward project. How do you decide who’s the right fit?
Answers to tricky HR questions: Separate state laws that govern OT pay
Our team of experts fields real-life, everyday questions from HR managers and gives practical answers that can be applied by any HR pro in the same situation. Today’s question: How do I know if my state has laws governing overtime pay that are different from federal laws?
Air traffic controllers can apply for job in Braille
It was buried at the bottom of a help wanted ad for air traffic controllers: “If you require this document in an alternative language, in larger text, Braille, easy read or in an audio format, please contact the Community Relations Officer.”
What would you do? Unethical company raids us for talent
Periodically, we ask three HR managers how they’d handle a difficult situation at work. Today’s problem: Another company is unfairly raiding us for talent.
