The Hiring Process
No matter what kind of business you run, your success or failure depends largely on the quality of your staff. The hiring process, including everything from writing a job description to conducting interviews and choosing the best candidates, should always be done with careful attention to details. This section provides information about job advertisements, illegal interview questions, discrimination laws, drug testing, background checks, employment contracts and related issues.
- Writing Effective Job Descriptions
How to find the right candidates for a job opening while complying with the law
- Best Practices for Employers in a Hiring Interview
Overview of legal and illegal interview questions for prospective employees
- Hiring Independent Contractors
Articles on independent contractors and how they differ from permanent employees
- Pre-Employment Tests
Basics of pre-employment skills assessments, drug tests and related topics
- Be Careful When Hiring a Contractor
- Best Practices for Employers in a Hiring Interview
- Checking the Credit Information of Job Applicants
- Discrimination in Hiring and the Americans with Disability Act
- Drug Testing During Hiring
- Employment Contract Provisions
- Employment Eligibility Verification
- Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Hiring Laws
- Hiring Independent Contractors
- Hiring Independent Contractors vs Employees
- Hiring Independent Contractors: Overview
- Hiring Minors for Your Business
- Performing an Employee Background Check
- Pre-Employment Arbitration Agreements
- Pre-Employment Tests
- Pros and Cons of Written Employee Contracts
- Sample Independent Contractor and Consultant Agreements
- Sexual Harassment - What is It?
- Sexual Harassment Facts
- The Interview Process: Selecting the "Right" Person
- What to Do When You Hire an Employee for the First Time
- Writing Effective Job Descriptions