The brouhaha over the academic credentials of Yahoo! CEO Scott Thompson raises an obvious question for the search profession: How could this happen? So … Read more
What Every Recruiter Ought to Know About Candidates With Questionable References
If you have ever been in a situation when checking references on a candidate you uncovered negative references and/or performance reviews, you are not … Read more
Yahoo’s CEO Problem Offers Opportunity to Improve Recruiting Process for All Parties
Last Week Dan Loeb of Third Point Capital sent a letter to the board of directors of Yahoo asserting that Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson actually did not have a … Read more
What the Arrest/Conviction Guidance Means to You
On April 25, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued an updated Enforcement Guidance on employer use of arrest and conviction records in … Read more
What Evil Lurks in the Hearts of Men? Facebook Knows
What Facebook Reveals About Candidates In recent weeks there have been a lot of stories about employers asking candidates for their Facebook passwords or … Read more
This Is Business; Stay the Hell Out of Your Candidates’ Personal Lives
I read an article last week about job candidates being asked for their Facebook passwords so that potential employers can examine their personal activity. … Read more
Happy Cities, Yahoo, and Background Checks in the Roundup
Calling all tech industry recruiters. Get ready to pounce. Yahoo, as we presume you’ve heard, is about to dump thousands of its employees. Exactly … Read more
Cyber-vetting’s Usage, Risk, and Future
Cyber-vetting may sound like solely a way to dig up dirt about someone. But it can be used to not only avoid a bad hire, but also help perform a good hire … Read more
Facebook’s Tag Suggestions Raise HR Issues
Ever since Facebook started rolling out its facial recognition service — officially “Tag Suggestions” — a few months ago, pictures … Read more
Survey Finds More Companies Credit-checking Candidates
Even as states and the U.S. EEOC are getting tougher — and talking tougher — on the use of credit checks, more employers are using them, says a … Read more