Safe Recruitment Strategies
The Mandell Law Group
Kristin M. Green, Esq.
About the
author
Ms. Green reminds us about the
legal perils that can result from not being informed
regarding antidiscrimination laws. In this article, she
explains the most important issues for recruiting
agencies relating to job
descriptions, advertising, application forms, and
interviewing.
Excerpt:
This month, an Indianapolis executive recruiting
agency paid $150,000 to settle a federal age
discrimination lawsuit alleging that the agency did
not
refer candidates over the age of 40 for certain
positions. As part of the settlement, the agency is
required to train its employees in age discrimination
laws and to avoid the use of terms in its database,
such as "senior" or "seasoned," which hint at a job
candidate's age.
This settlement provides a timely reminder...
Read the entire article here...
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Hello!
Here we are in May and the steady stream of new
job
orders is continuing to flow. Enjoy this issue of
Recruiter News. Thanks so much to so many
of you
that have been sending your ideas and suggestions
for future issues. We appreciate hearing from you;
many thanks for your support.
Check out the articles on JigSaw and employment
law
included in this issue. Stay tuned for updates on
our
new membership options that will be launched this
month for Virtual and Corporate Recruiters to join our
Recruiting Exchange network. Contact Andrew
Stock at 650-378-8592 for details in
advance.
Spring is in the air!
Craig
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Introducing... Jigsaw!
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Read
the New York Times Article
Jigsaw has two types of memberships: PAY and
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Enter promotion code HireABLT.
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LinkedIn in HR Magazine
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LinkedIn
Jobs was recently
featured in HR
Magazine (April 2005),
'Social Network' Recruiting - Software and online
services help recruiters mine their contacts for
candidates and referrals.
Excerpt: Timothy Farrelly, president
of Coit
Staffing Inc. in
San Francisco, was among the first to use LinkedIn
Jobs when it went live in January. He says he had his
job postings up in minutes, and within days he began
hearing from qualified candidates, at least some of
whom were referred by members of LinkedIn to whom
Farrelly was directly connected. "I was really
impressed," says Farrelly. "Posting a job was simple,
and I ended up getting a better quality of candidate
than I usually get through job boards. The difference
is that your colleagues are the ones doing the
referring."
Learn how
to source candidates via LinkedIn Jobs.
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Ask Miss J -- Fun & Advice
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Click on Miss J's photo to email your
recruitment questions and problems to her!
Dear Miss J:
What am I doing wrong? I know that I will build my
business by calling clients but when I sit down to do
the calls I know that they won't have time for me
and won't want to speak to me. I want to make
placements but I am sure my client won't want to
see the people I am sending. The company is in a
weird area of the state and I am positive the
candidates won't want to go there. I thought I
would write and ask you but I don't suppose I will get
an answer.
Blotchy from Biloxi, MS
Dear Blotchy:
Well Blotchy, sit down and take a deep breath, I
have something to tell you. Here goes: you have a
dreadful disease and although it is not terminal and
not contagious, it is serious and can affect your
pocketbook/wallet. But relax, there's an upside,
there is a cure! It might also help to tell you that
you are not alone in having this malady; most
recruiters and sales people have either suffered from
this disease or still have some minor symptoms.
Many have seen a "$wift" recovery resulting in a six
figure earning potential.
So now that you've turned a rather unsightly limey-
yellow color and all the blood in your body has
crowded into both big toes, let Dr. J give you the
diagnosis: Blotchy, you have a condition called
Limiting Assumptionitis. (Pause for gulp.)
As I said before, it is not terminal, so let's take a look
at the disease itself and the prognosis...
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