As the United States navigates obvious change, not all companies and individuals are able to shift to a work-from-home model. If your company is essential or must continue to operate, even in scaling down during current times, it is still critical to employ quality hiring procedures. Fortunately, help and secure online solutions for employers are [...]
The goal of the hiring process is to assess fit. During all stages—resume review, preliminary phone interview, in-person interview, etc.—the hiring manager keeps two main questions in mind: “Is the applicant a good fit for the open position?” and “Would the applicant fit in with the company culture?” Much of what appears on a resume [...]
“Workplace harassment.” That’s a phrase no company ever wants to hear. But as the business world becomes increasingly educated about workplace harassment—what it is, why it’s illegal, what rights employees have in this area, etc.—every organization needs to be prepared to handle a workplace harassment claim. Fortunately, by treating such complaints seriously, investigating them thoroughly, [...]
As Insight Worldwide enters 20 years in business, we continue to focus on our high excellence in pre-employment integrity and behavioral solutions for employers. The construct of our solutions and validation studies are well proven at helping organizations improve upon their hiring accuracies, reduce and avoid unsafe/unnecessary workers’ comp concerns, lower turnover, and enhance the [...]
When the #Metoo movement swept through the U.S. in 2017, it forced employers across the nation to take a closer look at sexual harassment in workplaces. This wasn’t a new issue, and lots of people had been talking about it for some time—even to the point that many governments and organizations had already put some [...]
As we enter the final quarter of the year, you know what that means: budget season is here again! It’s the time when companies take a close look at how much money came in and how much money went out during the previous year and decide what adjustments need to be made for the next [...]
A tight labor market brings many challenges aside from recruitment headaches for hiring managers. When new hires take longer than expected, the costs of turnover are exacerbated: increased customer service issues; overtime costs that exceed budget forecasts; morale issues that result in employee burnout or further turnover. The number one issue will always be hiring [...]
Americans spend a lot of time at work. Some estimates point out that we average over 13 years of our life at our place of employment. While not everyone has the pleasure of commuting to their dream job each and every day, everyone deserves to work in an environment where they feel safe. With this [...]
There are straightforward steps you can take to ensure the safety of your employees in the workplace. Rules are posted and enforced through on-the-job oversight, and employees see safe habits modeled by supervisors and peers throughout their work day. However, if the workplace exists on four (or eight or more!) wheels, what can you do [...]
When companies want to fill open positions, they look for candidates with certain attributes. Usually organizations describe which skill sets and experiences they want potential employees to have, but most of the time those are limited to educational credentials, professional certifications, and proficiencies in certain well-defined tasks (e.g., software applications). Sure, many of those requirements [...]
