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- Steer clear of these 10 illegal job interview questions
- Convictions vs. arrestsHere in California, it is legal to ask if an applicant has any criminal convictions. But it is *not* legal to ask if the applicant has ever been arrested.As of 2003, CA Labor Code Section 432.7 prohibits employers from asking applicants to disclose, either orally or in...
- Tags: job, mgjurach@..., Native language, applicant, conviction
- Discussion threads 2007-09-17
- Creating filters in Outlook
- Occasionally you might need to segment your mailbox to allow certain messages to be moved to another folder. For example, your company has created an email alias at which to receive resumes of individuals who respond to a job posting. When the interested applicant attaches his or her...
- Tags: job, Microsoft Outlook, applicant, mailbox, e-mail, e-mail address, Human Resources
- Image galleries 2006-11-15
- Assess a SQL Server applicant's skills with this TSQL test
- For Test item #7: "Return the Product Category and the average Sale Price for those customers who have purchased two or more products." If what you really asked as I believe you intended to ask was:"Return the Product Category and the average Sale Price for those customers who have purchased...
- Tags: applicant, developer, george_c57@..., Microsoft SQL Server, programming, server, SQL
- Discussion threads 2006-10-23
- Assess a SQL Server database developer applicant's skills with this TSQL test
- If a SQL Server database developer aces the verbal portion of the interview, a TSQL test is the perfect way to ascertain the true level of their programming skills. Tim Chapman presents 10 questions that will thoroughly test an applicant's TSQL expertise. Last week, I presented a list of...
- Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Tim Chapman, Databases, server, Sale Price, applicant, database, SQL Server Newsletter, Programming, TSQL, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Technical articles 2006-10-23
- Dilemma?
- Dilemma?Take two persons with no experience in IT.One has taught themselves about IT over a couple of Years&One has been on a course over a couple of years and passed.Which do you hire considering there is no experience to go on?You interview themFirst of all your wording is confusing -...
- Tags: applicant, no experience, course, hire, self, certboy@..., career, information technology, Jaqui
- Discussion threads 2006-06-19
- IT hiring strategies: Finding the right person for the job
- IT hiring strategies: Finding the right person for the jobarticle rootIdeal is not IdealI find too many times that hiring managers put every wish they have for a candidate in their postings, but then want to pay to little for what they are asking. Hiring managers need to be...
- Tags: applicant, information technology, job postings, cbertram, it management, job
- Discussion threads 2006-06-05
- DOWNLOAD: 5 tactics to help ensure that the best resumes land on your desk
- http://techrepublic.com.com/5138-10878-5895794.htmlAfter you take a look at this download, please post your feedback, ideas for improvements, or further thoughts on this topic.Thanks,--The TechRepublic Downloads Teamnot badIt's a step in the right direction.Frankly, I'm of the opinion that HR shouldn't be empowered to do much of anything other than disqualify candidates who...
- Tags: job, applicant, Human Resources, it management, resume, hiring, JodyGilbert
- Discussion threads 2005-10-17
- Harvard catches, rejects hacking applicants
- And, these were applicants to kaw school, no less.A cogent comment on the ethics of of today!http://www.pcworld.com/resource/printable/article/0,aid,119938,00.aspBusiness Not LawIt was business school not law school applicants.Further, if it is hacking, it is hacking at it's lowest level.The hack was to type in changes to the URL once the applicant had...
- Tags: SECURITY, hacking, applicant
- Discussion threads 2005-03-10
- Getting a foot in the door
- Why do so many companies today NEVER get back to you after applying for a job? I mean, most you don't even get the crummy postcard. Has corporate America forgotten what communication is?I recently applied for one via E-mail, then Monster, and a couple weeks later, I tried to call....
- Tags: applicant, career, job, silvioandpauly@...
- Discussion threads 2004-11-17
- The Boom is over and the Market Saturated
- Something has to be done about the Marketing behind IT jobs. The “high demand” is not there. Right now seasoned IT Personnel are on the bench warming along with Naive rookies. The days when you could quit your IT Job find a parallel slide in pay at...
- Tags: applicant, bubbaonthenet@..., career, information technology, job, Market
- Discussion threads 2004-10-22
- Develop a fair process for filling a manager position from among staff
- CIO Republic’s monthly column, CIO HR Corner, focuses on helping IT executives find the right answers for staffing and personnel issues. If you have a question you’d like CIO Republic columnist Peter Woolford to answer, e-mail it to us.Question: How do I find the right candidate?I have to fill an...
- Tags: applicant, managerial attribute, Peter Woolford
- Technical articles 2003-03-14
- Veteran job candidates present a few interview challenges
- This article originally appeared on our sister site, TechRepublic.I recently received an interesting request for a column from community member Jim Nolan, who has retired from a 30-year-plus engineering career at multiple major corporations. Jim asked me to discuss how to approach an interview when the applicant is substantially older...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Ken Hardin, Jim Nolan, applicant, job
- Technical articles 2003-01-03
- Veteran job candidates present a few interview challenges
- Some managers are uneasy interviewing veteran IT folks. Don't lose out on a potentially great candidate by letting age differences get in the way. Here are some suggestions for making the interview more constructive.I recently received an interesting request for a column from TechRepublic member Jim Nolan, who has retired...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Ken Hardin, applicant, job, HR-type
- Technical articles 2002-12-19
- Don't neglect the hobbies section of your resume
- Job applicants who don't give the hobbies section on their resume much thought could be missing out on an opportunity to highlight how well suited they are for a specific job. Show your personality type by making the most of your hobbies.As an IT manager, I've looked at a lot...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Games, hobby, job, applicant
- Technical articles 2002-01-08
- Online skills testing isn't such a valuable hiring tool after all
- Online skills testing was touted a few years back as a valuable hiring tool. But the approach hasn't met expectations, and while online recruiting is still going strong, most IT leaders still rely on traditional methods when it comes to skills assessment.Just a few years ago, online skills testing was...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Bob Weinstein, hiring, recruiting, applicant, tool
- Technical articles 2001-12-12
- Steer clear of a lawsuit: Avoid asking risky interview questions
- Not all interview questions are appropriate. Some questions are prohibited by law, putting your organization at risk if you ask them. Download these resources on illegal questions and the alternatives you can use.IT managers who interview candidates for positions on their IT team know that some interview questions can expose...
- Tags: Dana Norton, applicant
- Technical articles 2001-10-09
- Hire IT pros with disabilities to fill your worker shortage
- As most IT consulting firms scramble to fill open positions, millions of available workers remain unemployed—workers with disabilities. Find out how you can tap into this valuable human resource.According to a recently released study by the Information Technology Association of America, the number of unfilled IT positions at U.S. companies...
- Tags: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Recruitment & Selection, Timothy Huckabee, disability, applicant, worker
- Technical articles 2001-03-14
- What's the point of performing a credit check on consultants?
- Many consultants vying for contracts have had their credit history investigated by hiring companies. Is this a valuable HR standard, or is it irrelevant? Read what some consultants are saying about this step in the interview process.If you’re an IT consultant who repeatedly endures contract interviews, you’ve probably endured a...
- Tags: Financial accounting, Recruitment & Selection, John Connell, credit history, applicant, financial
- Technical articles 2001-02-27
- Best of 2000: How to engage job applicants
- We're counting down the top five IT Manager articles of 2000 this week, beginning today with No. 5. Read this article and find out why so many members were interested in behavior-based interviewing techniques.Applicants for IT jobs often provide uninformative answers to job interview questions, sounding as if they have...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Mike Walton, applicant, job, IT job
- Technical articles 2001-01-01
- TechRepublic members speak out on investigating job candidates
- Many TechRepublic members don't like people checking on their salary histories—while others defend the need for full disclosure. Check out this diversity of opinion, along with some tales of creative misrepresentation.Does a prospective employer have the right to investigate a candidate's current salary? How important is it to verify those...
- Tags: Benefits, Recruitment & Selection, Mike Walton, salary, applicant, job
- Technical articles 2000-05-12
