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Hiring outlook still strong despite rumors of recession

Business Management Daily

The total outlook score of +20% is the highest recorded since 2006. The agency takes the position that screening out applicants with criminal records may disproportionally harm minority applicants and amount to discrimination against applicants on the basis of race.

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Violence in the Workplace – A Growing Concern

Hppy

In contrast, the number of mass workplace shootings that were carried out by former or current employees from 2006 to February 2020 only totalled 13. Employee screening must be kept at an all-time high to ensure that the workplace culture remains psychologically healthy. This works out to an average of about one per year.

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How HR Can Tackle Diversity Using the Rooney Rule

Visier

The results were impressive – minority head coaching hires in the NFL increased from 6% to 22% in 2006 – and as the White House strives to show, the implications of the rule can be far-reaching. If you’re seeing low numbers, this may be a sign that you need to re-evaluate your sourcing channels, and/ or screening tools.

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Colts Vs. Patriots–Background Check

ExactHire

Here’s what it would look like: Cleveland Browns Past 15 Years (Source: [link] ) 1999 2 14.125 2000 3 13.188 2001 7 9.438 2002 9 7.563 2003 5 11.313 2004 4 12.250 2005 6 10.375 2006 4 12.250 2007 10 6.625 2008 4 12.250 2009 5 11.313 2010 5 11.313 2011 4 12.250 2012 5 11.313 Ouch. Yeah, it’s that bad.

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Vetting Dev Candidates for Remote Work from Eastern Europe

Hppy

McKinsey called Eastern Europe the next outsourcing hotspot back in 2006. Businesses should always screen candidates from Eastern Europe. However, vetting candidates for remote work is a bit challenging than screening developers face-to-face. As a result, recruiters need to be extra careful while screening software engineers.

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How Companies Identify Talent with Janine Nicole Dennis & Kage Spatz

Thrive Global

This was in 2006. Unless you are a government entity or contractor, it is unnecessary to put prospective employees through multiple screenings, interviews, and evaluations. Additionally, I worked with the nursing supervisor to revamp our inservice program so all of our employees started earning the necessary credits from orientation.

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Employer Use of Social Media as a Screening Tool Increased

HRWatchdog

Sixty percent of employers surveyed by CareerBuilder use these sites to screen candidates, a significant increase from 52 percent last year and only 11 percent in 2006 when this survey was first conducted. Be careful when using social media to screen job candidates. Poor communication skills — 29 percent. Not a member?