A bad hire can be one of the most damaging events that can happen to a company. And a bad hire can happen with the best of intentions. Conducting reference checks, a criminal background check and verifying and validating information provided to you by a prospective employee can potentially save you immensely by avoiding productivity […]
Are you conducting background checks on your prospective employees?
January 5, 2012 by Fred Holloway
Filed Under: Documentation, HR Update Tagged With: Background check, Business, Drug test, Employment, Negligence in employment
Be careful asking inappropriate – or the wrong questions during an employment interview
December 31, 2011 by Fred Holloway
This entry is part 2 of 9 in the series 10.5 COMMON EMPLOYMENT-RELATED MISTAKES - And how to avoid them
Employers can inadvertently create potential legal problems by asking the wrong questions – with the best of intentions. Remember, it’s the impact you may have, and not your intentions, that can get you, as an interviewer, in trouble. Anyone interviewing applicants should have a refresher about which questions are legally appropriate and which are not, […]
Filed Under: Compliance, Documentation, HR Update Tagged With: Ask an Expert, Employment, Interview, Job interview
Are You Using Outdated or No job descriptions?
January 1, 2011 by Fred Holloway
This entry is part 3 of 9 in the series 10.5 COMMON EMPLOYMENT-RELATED MISTAKES - And how to avoid them
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has made it nearly mandatory to have appropriately written job descriptions. This should be the very first step in a proper hiring process. Job descriptions should detail the essential duties, responsibilities and expectations of the position, and be written in a fashion which clearly describes the physical tasks required […]
Filed Under: Documentation, HR Update Tagged With: ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Employment, Human resources, Job description
