The hiring process can be one-to-one, with an interviewer asking questions to a prospective candidate, or group-focused. Typically, at least one member of HR administration is present for a potential employee's interview, either asking questions or gauging responses. According to Human Resource Executive Online, one company that deploys a unique, group-based hiring process is Whole…

HR administration is typically involved in the hiring process at most businesses. HR staff must be up-to-date on current background check, interview and hiring policies to ensure all prospective workers are afforded equal opportunities to land jobs. Thus far, six states have banned credit checks as part of the hiring and promotion process, and according…

The Internal Revenue Service recently launched a program for employers intended to quell previous worker classification issues involving an employee being mislabeled as a contract worker. The Voluntary Classification Settlement program offers partial relief from federal employment taxes for eligible employers who agree to re-classify these workers as regular employees for tax purposes. Employers will…

According to a recent report from real-time business intelligence provider Wanted Analytics, hiring for HR services is on the rise. Researchers found that in August alone, 6,800 new jobs were posted online for human resource positions - a 33 percent increase year-over-year. Furthermore, around 3,500 job ads were placed by direct employers, representing around 52…

According to a recent hiring trends survey from a large Oklahoma City, Oklahoma-based staffing agency, commercial and administrative jobs are hiring at a more rapid pace than other sectors. The survey, which polled more than 17,000 of the company's current and former clients, revealed that 32 percent of respondents planned new hires in the commercial…

Unemployed Americans may look to staffing agencies to afford them opportunities as temporary workers due to not being able to find a full-time job. Temp work can bridge the gap between regular positions on a person's resume, and looks good to employers who prefer to hire someone currently in the job force over someone who's…

As the holiday season grows near, more companies are looking for temporary workers to help handle the impending rush of shoppers. The New York Times reports that 496,000 temporary workers were hired in the retail sector in November and December of last year, according to data from the National Retail Federation - a 49 percent…

According to September data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment numbers increased by 103,000. However, this was not enough to affect the current 9.1 unemployment rate. Despite the number of unemployed Americans remaining at around 14 million, 45,000 telecommunications workers returned to work after an August strike, accounting for nearly half of the…

Due to apparent uncertainty over which businesses fell under the National Labor Relations Board's jurisdiction, the NLRB has decided to postpone the date for employers to post a mandatory union rights poster in their offices. HR administration would likely be required to place the 11-by-17-inch poster in a visible area of their places of business.…

CareerBuilder recently released its Q4 job forecast, and parallel with year-end hiring trends from last year, jobs are expected to be slightly more scarce than usual over the next three months. A total of 21 percent of employers anticipate hiring full-time workers in Q4 - a slight decrease from Q3 but similar to this time…