Employee Referral Programs get the Gold - Have you heard that we are all connected to one another by 6 degrees. Want some hints about how to harness this power and get results from an employee referral program.
Publisher: HRzone.com     Author: Joe Slavin   

Employee Testing: Send in the Clones - Matching the right applicant to the right job is an inexact science, but you just might uncover a hidden well of IT talent where you least expect it.
Publisher: CFO.com     Author: Karen Bannan   

Employee vs. Independent Contractor: A Game of 20 Questions - This article presents practical tips for ensuring that workers are appropriately classified as either employees or independent contractors.
Publisher: Human Resources at Suite101.com     Author: Christina Morfeld   

Employer of Choice - Just Another Buzzword? - The new buzzword is simply Employer of Choice (EOC) and job-seekers across the nation are hearing it often from schools, counselors, and placement agencies. Find out why it's a buzzword you need to know more about.
Publisher: AchieveMax, Inc.     Author: Harry K. Jones   

Employment Checkmate: Using Background Checks To Limit Liability And Avoid Workplace Violence - Background and reference checks became a hot issue after the terrorist attacks of September 11th. You may think things have cooled down, but the numbers tell a different story. And it's not only applicants whom employers are checking up on, but current employees as well...
Publisher: AHI's Hot Topics in Employment Law E-Mail Newsletter     Author: Alexander Hamilton Institute   

Evaluating IS Talent: A Two-Track Approach - In assessing candidates to make sound employment decisions there are two distinct—though not mutually exclusive—tracks to pursue
Publisher: McDermott-Sears Associates, LLC     Author: David Sears   

Expand Your Hiring Pool With Vets - Don't overlook the military as a great source of qualified job applicants. The Department of Labor's Veterans' employment and Training Service (VETS)...
Publisher: AHI's Hiring & Retention Alert     Author: Alexander Hamilton Institute   

Finding the Right Talent Through Sourcing and Recruiting - Corporate managers are aware of the direct costs of turnover but don’t realize that the hidden costs are considerably more virulent. To be competitive, companies must remodel the staffing structure and use technology to automate the process.
Publisher: Strategic Finanace Magazine     Author: Steve Racz   

Full House - Executives at Las Vegas's Bellagio Hotel screened 84,000 candidates, did 27,000 interviews, and hired 9,600 people -- in 24 weeks. Now Cisco wants to know how they did it.
Publisher: Fast Company     Author: Bill Breen   

Gene Pool, Talent Pool: Hiring Is All in the Family - At Southwest Airlines, the term "corproate family" is more than just an overused metaphor. Southwest is full of real families-married couples, siblings etc.
Publisher: Fast Company     Author: Gina Imperato