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, ...

There are tremendous advantages in effectively screening, testing and assessing candidates. Finding new hires who learn quickly, hit targets and advance is a major payoff. Reducing turnover, whether ...

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 ...

Pre-employment tests are preferred by most companies to ensure there is an optimal fit between the candidate and his or her job role. Scientifically-backed and reliable tests will help you make good ...

The few companies taking on new hires these days may consider themselves lucky—they’re not yet bankrupt, and they have their pick among the legions of newly unemployed and overqualified. But even ...

The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania says it would likely file a legal challenge to legislation requiring prospective school employees to submit to a pre-employment drug-screening if it ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alonzo Martinez reports on employment laws and trends in HR tech. Starting next year, job seekers in New York City and Nevada will ...

California law generally requires an employer to compensate employees while employees are under the employer’s control. In addition, Labor Code section 2802 requires an employer to compensate its ...