Q: Does arranging the interview mean I am entitled to the placement fee? A: It’s usually better than just sending a resume. Legally, it’s the … Read more
Closing the Door: Irresponsible Changes in Immigration Policy
The recently passed “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009,” aka the stimulus bill, includes a provision that restricts companies … Read more
Colbert: Discrimination More Difficult
Here at ERE, we have a profound respect for the truthiness and recruiting insights of Stephen Colbert. Read more
Keep the Secret Ballots
Bush is out the door and Obama is here — but what does this new administration mean for the workplace? There’s the obvious. Many are looking to … Read more
Add ‘Review Background Screening’ To Your List of Resolutions
How are you doing with those New Year’s resolutions? We mean the work ones, not those “lose-weight-eat-healthy-get-more-exercise” ones. … Read more
ADA Changes For 2009 Broaden Definition of Disability
Changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act that take effect New Year’s Day will broaden the scope of those covered and expand the very definition … Read more
As Job Losses Grow, So Do The Calls To Trim Visas, Outsourcing
As the recession deepens and job losses set records, the finger of blame, which has up to now been pointed at the bankers and Wall Street brokers — … Read more
Recruiting for the Modern-Day Moon Shot
In a relatively obscure part of the state of Washington lies a relatively obscure lab, working to free America from its dependence on its few remaining … Read more
Global Recruitment: A Primer from a Recruiter
Things are starting to slow down for hiring departments across the country for reasons related to the slower economy, arrival of the holiday season, and … Read more
Other Countries Are Gaining in the War for Talent
The Australian Parliament recently eased immigration laws with a goal of attracting more high-skilled labor. This was in recognition of the fact that given … Read more
Weekly Update: Colors, Non-Compete Clauses, and Internal Recruiting
This week: Non-compete clauses “Color tests” Internal recruiting Resume search/software tool Working from home Job board debate Read more
New York Complaint Says ‘The Garden’ Discriminated In Background Check
The hiring practices of one of the most famous entertainment venues in the world have been called discriminatory as the result of a background criminal … Read more
The U.S. Border Patrol: Recruiting Through Education and a Little Glitz
Talent acquisition leaders are used to working under pressure, but there’s little doubt that the guy in the hot seat is Joe Abbott, director of … Read more
Disabled Getting a Raw Deal, Asst. Labor Secy Says
I’m “sick and tired” of having to explain just how much disabled people deserve to work, can work, and want to work, a high-level U.S. … Read more
Three Questions About Your Online Recruiting
Mickey Silberman, the ubiquitous Jackson Lewis attorney with a gift for gab and an encyclopedic knowledge of the U.S. government’s online recruiting … Read more
EEOC Honing in on Disparate Impact
The U.S. EEOC will be “looking very, very closely at disparate impact issues,” the agency’s chair Naomi Earp said a few minutes ago here … Read more
Mid-week Chatter: New Sites, New Apps, New Studies, New Lawsuits
Zacky has settled with the OFCCP. Because of hiring practices the Labor Department believes disproportionately rejected female applicants for some jobs, … Read more
Helping Disabled Veterans Find Work
Disaboom has teamed up with the Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation to help combat-wounded and disabled veterans. Disaboom says … Read more
The Seven Wonders of the Week…ERE Discussions
Each week, ERE discussion group members share ideas, voice concerns, and work together on similar recruiting challenges. After a year or so of feeling a … Read more
The Gathering Storm: Immigration Policy for Skilled Workers Needs a Major Overhaul
There is a major shortage of talent. Critically needed foreign workers cannot make their way here because temporary work visas are snapped up on the first … Read more