Every business owner knows that making a bad hire can be costly – in terms of both time and money. Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh once estimated bad hires had cost the company an eye-popping “over $100 million“. Not only that, with news of sexual assault and predatory behavior in the workplace, onboarding the wrong person […]
Employee Background Checks: Things to Be Aware Of
You must understand how to choose applicants in background screening services for entry-level positions if you want to hire millennials and Gen Zs. Since the younger generation makes up the majority of the entry-level labor, you should be able to communicate with them and persuade them to join your company. Problems Usually Encountered During Background […]
Education Verification: Why Include it in the Hiring Process
Education verification has been a part of the hiring process for many high-stakes jobs for some time now. In healthcare, for example, it’s standard practice to verify that applicants have completed the required training and credentials before granting them licensure. In other industries, however, this kind of verification is less common. So, what exactly is […]
How to Improve Your Pandemic Recruitment
There has been a lot of discussion over the past two years about whether we will ever fully return to the workplace or if the COVID-19 pandemic has permanently altered the nature of the workplace. Many people thought that the workplace and we as individuals had undergone a permanent transformation and that employees would never […]
How Does Negligent Hiring Cost You?
The effect of the Great Resignation, which is the unprecedented mass exit of people from the workforce, is still looming in the world of the labor market. It has seen workers of all stripes leave their jobs in search of better opportunities in either another industry or leaving the workforce entirely. Many employers are still […]