News tagged with hiring process

Researchers find link between personality and credit scores

The use of credit scores as employment screening tools is a hotly debated topic. According to a 2010 poll by the Society for Human Resource Management, 60 percent of surveyed employers conducted credit checks for some or ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Employers less likely to interview openly gay men for job openings: study

A new study suggests that openly gay men face substantial job discrimination in certain parts of the U.S.

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created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Federal employment standards must evolve, strategy expert says

President Barack Obama is calling for a more modernized and concentrated hiring process in the federal government as more of its workers retire. While the government attracts many excellent candidates, the recruitment process ...

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created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Are good-looking people more employable?

The resumes of "attractive" males received a 19.9 percent response rate, nearly 50 percent higher than the 13.7 percent response rate for "plain" males and more than twice the 9.2 percent response rate of no-picture males. ...

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created Nov 30, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Freelance site using software to recruit and pay workers

(PhysOrg.com) -- Freelancer.com, a freelance site based in Sydney, Australia, has come up with the idea of using software to recruit and pay professionals to carry out work. The site enables software developers ...

Technology / Software

created May 12, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report