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Interviewing has been called an art, and there's no doubt that it calls for insight and creativity. But it's also a science, requiring process, methods, and consistency to produce truly accurate and effective results. Look at it this way: Your art will flourish within the sound framework of a systematic, scientific approach. "Having a preplanned structure ensures you're asking the right ...

  The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established pension and health plans in private industry to provide protection for individuals in these plans. ERISA requires plans to provide participants with plan information including important information about plan features and funding; provides fiduciary responsibilities for those who manage ...

Your preparation for the interview (discussed in "Part 1":http://hrguru.monster.com/training/articles/26-how-to-interview-candidates-part-1-preparation of this series) has equipped you with a number of questions that will help you get to know and evaluate candidates. But there's plenty more to do before, during and after the interview to ensure your success. Follow these tips: h3. Before the Interview [widget:newscareer_advancement] h4. Put candidates at ease: Interviewing ...

"Faking" is probably the biggest apprehension employers have about using personality tests during the hiring process. These concerns are well founded. Job applicants are confronted by more tests all the time. They are motivated to "pass the test" and come closer to a job offer. This should be no surprise, especially in tight economic times. To get the most from your ...

In employment law, a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) (US) or bona fide occupational requirement (BFOR) (Canada) is a quality or an attribute that employers are allowed to consider when making decisions on the hiring and retention of employees – qualities that, when considered, in other contexts would be considered discriminatory and thus violating civil rights employment law. In employment discrimination ...

Fair hiring laws were enacted to give every candidate a fair shake in the interview and selection process. Yet more than 40 years after the first of these guidelines became law, job candidates today still are asked questions that are illegal, insulting, and irrelevant to job performance. The keys to eradicating this kind of behavior are ongoing education and consistent interviewing ...

A Great reminder of 'People Business' "I remember my first recession as a recruiter, and the impression it made. The same candidates who wouldn't take my calls a year earlier were suddenly stacked up in my office, laid off from their salary-inflated positions. At first, I felt a tinge of schadenfreude, that devilish pleasure we sometimes feel from seeing the people ...

Great companies maintain their competitive advantage by almost unfailingly “getting the right people on the bus”. The first link in the chain is sourcing. Top sourcing and recruiting professionals implement and even invent “next” practices but they also have a solid grasp on the fundamentals. They are forecasters, strategic planners, savvy marketers, analysts and futurists. A profile of today’s top sourcing ...

By: - M. Lee Smith Publishers M. Lee Smith Publishers LLC Date: February 4 2007 Excerpted from Delaware Employment Law Letter written by attorneys at the law firm Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor If you didn't know about it already, there's a new trend among Internet-savvy youth. Known as "social networking sites," websites like Facebook and MySpace are the foundation ...

The interim final rule will provide an amendment of the regulations governing the types of acceptable identity and employment authorization documents which employees can present to their employers when completing the I-9 Form (Employment Eligibility Form). Under the interim rule it prohibits the acceptance of an expired document to verify an employment authorization.

According to Census 2000 one out of every four Americans identified themselves as a member of a minority group, up from one in five 10 years ago. This means that workplaces are becoming more culturally diverse, which often requires managers and others to continually rethink the ways they work with people. “Cultural competencies are not something that you can learn in ...

Adding “Oomph” to Group Learning: Four Good Facilitation Activities Upon exiting a team training session one executive summarized his experience with one word taken from Maynard G. Krebbs, the eccentric beatnik on the old-time TV show Dobie Gillis—“dullsville.” Others thought it was more of an endurance test rather than a learning event; still others made comments like “my foot fell asleep,” ...

While Switzerland is now a Schengen Member, the Swiss airports border control will remail in place until March 29, 2009 where its Schengen operation will begin. There are several changes to visa requirements as an impact to the Schengen Membership of Switzerland.  

Hiring employees with disabilities is a great way to bring diverse perspectives and skill sets into your organization. But how much does it actually cost to bring them on? And what sort of assistance is available to help you? The US Department of Education and Monster Government Solutions are working together to give you a chance to get the facts on ...

This Disciplinary Action form is used by an employer to document a warning to an employee for his or her unsatisfactory performance. It details the shortcomings and clearly states consequences for non improvement or recurrence. It is signed by both the employer and the employee being warned. Disciplinary Action Form Date: ____________________ Name: _________________________________ Dept.: __________________________________ Disciplinary Action: Verbal__Written__Written & Suspension ...

The Department of Homeland Security published a Final Rule that expanded the categories of all non-US citizens will be required to participate in biometrics collection - digital fingerprints and a photograph upon entry to the United States throught US-VISIT (United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology) Program. Effective January 18, 2009 - all of the following non-US citizens will be ...

Everything old is new again… or will be, according to labor force projections and enumerated in recent studies by the Center for Retirement Research (CRR) at Boston College. As more and more boomers find it necessary, or desirable, to stay in the paid workforce beyond the traditional retirement age, companies are beginning to wake up to the fact that the days ...

This Employee Separation form is used to document a terminating employee’s name and identification details, reason(s) for terminating, and effective date. It also documents the appointment details of a confidential Exit Interview scheduled with a representative of the Human Resources. It serves as a checklist for termination of other HR and payroll benefits and deductions. Employee Separation Date: __________________ Employee: ______________________________________ ...

Many organizations spend considerable resources collecting information on candidates before making a hiring decision and then discard or permanently file away this information after an employee is hired. But information used for hiring decisions can often be used to accelerate employee development and performance. Selection and development processes typically begin with the same basic action: Gathering information on a person's strengths ...

This Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Self-Identification form serves to fulfill the governmental recordkeeping and reporting requirements for the administration of civil rights laws and regulations. This is a voluntary self-identification form used to collect confidential gender and ethnic information. All information collected is kept strictly confidential and is completely voluntary. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Self-Identification Form Qualified applicants are considered for ...