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Recruiting and Hiring

Recruiting and hiring information including recruiting strategies, social recruiting, employment law, discrimination issues, wages and salary, and related employment information.
  1. Discrimination Issues
  2. Employment Background Checks (11)
  3. Employee Benefits
  4. Employment Glossary
  5. Employment Law
  6. Employment Testing (10)
  7. Hiring Apps
  8. Hiring Paperwork (6)
  9. Interview Questions for Employers (9)
  10. Social Recruiting (17)
  11. Wages and Salary
  12. Employment References (10)

Recruitment Process

Step by step guide to the recruitment process, including job postings, jobs on company websites, social recruiting, job applications, applicant testing, interviewing, and hiring.

Hiring Process

Information on the steps involved in the hiring process including applying for jobs, interviewing, employment testing, background checks, and job offers.

Job Application Process

Step by step guide to the job application process including applying for jobs, pre-employment screening and testing, interviewing and the hiring process.

Interview Questions

Interview questions employers ask during a job interview and sample answers. Includes sample interview questions and answers on a variety of topics.

Applicant Tracking Systems

Applicant tracking systems are used by many employers to process job applications and to manage the hiring process. Applicant tracking systems provide an automated way for companies to manage the entire recruiting process, from receiving applications to hiring employees.

College Recruitment Programs

Many employers have formal college recruitment programs they use to recruit college students and alumni for job, internship, summer job and co-op opportunities at the company. Here's information on college recruiting program options for employers.

Top 10 College Graduate Recruiting Tips

Tips and strategies for employers to enhance college recruting programs and to source and engage college students and graduates.

Employer Social Networking Checks

Here's what companies ought to know about conducting employer social networking checks when evaluating candidates for employment.

Indeed.com Resume for Employers

In addition to providing a job search engine, Indeed.com offers a resume posting service. Job seekers can post their resume on Indeed and hiring managers and recruiters can search Indeed Resume by keyword and location to find candidates for employment.

Illegal Interview Questions

Federal and state laws prohibit prospective employers from asking certain questions that are not related to the job they are hiring for.

Job Previews

Job previews introduce job applicants to the work they would be doing on the job if they were to be hired. They are used by companies to determine if an applicant is a good fit for a job.

Resume Keywords

Most companies use recruiting management software to screen candidates for job openings. Resume keywords are the words that those hiring managers search for when going through their database of resumes.

Social Hiring Tips for Employers

Advice on how to effectively use social media for hiring, including creating branded pages, publishing career content, using networks for social hiring, and empowering employee referrals.

Talent Assessments

Talent assessments, also called pre-employment tests or career tests, are used to help an employer identify candidates that will be a good fit for jobs. Talent assessments help predict a new hire’s performance and retainability, so applicants that pass should perform better as employees if they're hired.

Talent Management Software

Talent management software is used by companies to recruit, screen, hire, track, and manage applicants for employment.

What is Recruitment?

Recruitment is one of the steps in the hiring process that companies use to recruit and hire employees.

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