The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) provides income tax incentives to any business for hiring workers that the U.S. Department of Labor has determined … Read more
Court: LinkedIn Isn’t an Agency When It Comes to Background Screening
LinkedIn is off the hook. A California district court has dismissed a class action lawsuit filed against the business networking site (the full decision in … Read more
Build Your Brand Through Content Marketing
You have a presentation in one hour and you need more material. Your natural inclination is to “Google” it. Bingo — you run across a well-prepared … Read more
What It Truly Costs for an $80,000 Per Year Hire
For executives imbued with hiring power, perhaps no greater pitfall exists than the hiring of management staff earning $80,000 and beyond. Besides the … Read more
How Commute Issues Can Dramatically Impact Employee Retention
As more companies adapt a data-supported approach to HR decision-making, new data is revealing that commute issues can have a major impact on hiring … Read more
New York City Prohibits Use of Credit Reports for Employment Purposes
Last week, the New York City Council passed a bill that makes it unlawful for employers to request or use a job applicant’s credit history for employment … Read more
Beginning Tomorrow, Google Starts Rewarding Mobile-Friendly Websites
Sometime on April 21 your website, the one you worked so hard to get on Google’s first search page, may disappear down the rabbit hole, banished to page 2, … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Positioning Yourself For Interview Success
Comfortable people will tell you almost anything. Uncomfortable people will tell you almost nothing at all. This is why creating the proper interview … Read more
85% Of Fee Agreements Are Defective. Is Yours?
Jeff, Thank you for the opportunity to get a response. I have been in the electrical industry for 23+ years, headhunting for 16+ years. I had a concurrent … Read more
How to Lose a Job Candidate in 10 Easy Steps
It’s no secret that finding a great candidate can be difficult. A whopping 75 percent of companies are struggling to attract and recruit the top people … Read more