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It’s a lot more efficient to retain good employees than to find and hire new ones. The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) recently asked its members how they are adapting their employee benefit programs to avoid losing quality workers. Two-thirds of respondents in...

Finding the right person for a job opening is often difficult, and employers may jump the gun when they think they have a good candidate. Occasionally, they learn too late that they shouldn’t have made a job offer at all. Depending on the circumstances, withdrawing an offer...

The intent to discriminate might not have been a factor. But an East Coast chemical manufacturer will still have to pay $175,000 in back pay and interest to 660 African-American job applicants, who were rejected for entry-level jobs at one of their locations over a one-year...

The task of finding talented employees is a continuing problem for many employers. That’s why an increasing number of companies are turning to a popular and effective resource, though not one without risks. According to recent research by the Society for Human Resource...

Surveys of job seekers — often performed by recruiting firms — reveal a variety of reasons why would-be applicants may decide to bypass your company. Some individuals may complete the application but through that process develop a negative preconception about your business. This...

Attracting and retaining qualified employees is a top concern for U.S. businesses, according to the Duke University / CFO magazineGlobal Business Outlook survey for the first quarter of 2016. Each year, thousands of positions go unfilled, often because job applicants don’t...

Roughly half the U.S. population lives in areas where government entities must incorporate “ban-the-box” policies into their hiring practices. The “box” refers to the empty square on a job application next to the question that begins, “Have you ever...

Do you remember your first summer job? It doesn’t matter if you were a babysitter, caddy, telemarketer or lifeguard. Your first job taught valuable lessons about responsibility and balancing work with family and friends. It also helped keep you out of trouble during the...

In a perfect world, you wouldn’t need to go out of your way to recruit new talent as your business grows or when you have holes to fill. Instead, you’d have a long list of job candidates who have already approached you, and you just need to pick the best ones without...

Does your company need a chief financial officer but can’t afford to hire one full time? Or does it simply need someone to help position your business for sale, see it through a special project or temporarily replace an executive who has fallen ill or left the organization?...