Small-business owners often have to go with a gut feeling when hiring employees, especially when the company has only a few staff members and any new hire has to fit in with the team. In addition to ...

Staffing firms are in business to help clients fill essential job roles. However, this has become increasingly difficult due to an unprecedented global talent shortage. According to a Gartner survey, ...

Pre-employment testing, or talent evaluation, is continuing to expand as a general practice as companies strive to find the best candidates for job openings. Turnover reduction, improved success of ...

Finding the right employee for your organization or business is quite a daunting task. It's not uncommon for hiring managers to spend hours reading cover letters, sifting through resumes and ...

With the economy returning, hiring is playing catch-up to meet increased business demands. As companies search for new talent, the ever-present challenge is identifying the right candidate. A variety ...

Organizations across all industries are struggling to find qualified candidates, and many critical job roles are going unfilled. Many attribute this unprecedented talent shortage to the "Great ...

The Greensboro (N.C.) News-Record’s Michelle Jarboe does a good job of explaining the uses and misuses of employment tests. One of the observations in the article: Personality tests don’t conform to ...

Harder to prove joint employment: The DOL’s proposed rule raises the threshold for finding joint employer status under the FLSA and FMLA. New, clearer standards: A four‑factor test focuses on actual ...