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After you put in the time, effort and investment to hire the best employees possible, losing them can be a frustrating waste of resources. While some employee attrition is inevitable, today’s highly competitive hiring market makes retaining your top talent more critical than ever.

New York City, Philadelphia, and now Cincinnati have all passed legislation forbidding employers from asking job applicants about their salary history, and they’re not alone.

Every year, tens of thousands of employment discrimination lawsuits are filed across the United States, resulting in a lot of hefty fines from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

April is National Records and Information Management Month! National Records and Information Management Month was started in 2002 to promote good record keeping and information management and to emphasize the importance of maintaining organized records.

Laws aimed at reforming employment continue to crop up across the country. Most recently, New Mexico passed a statewide Ban the Box measure, while North Carolina became the latest state to ban questions about applicants’ salary history from the hiring process.

Seemingly every day, social media becomes a bigger piece of the hiring process. Social media platforms such as LinkedIn provide large, professional networks that can help job seekers find the perfect position and help employers narrow down their recruiting search.

It’s common for hiring managers to be a little nervous about how a job interview will go. Just as a job candidate wants to present him- or herself in the best possible light, a good hiring manager always wants to put the company’s best foot forward in an interview, too.

The conventional wisdom can only get you so far in the hiring process. Past a certain point, it can actually get in your way. Here’s why: Conventional wisdom often contains a lot of mythology, and these myths or mistaken beliefs then begin to drive our decision making.

Employers can’t be too careful these days. Workplace accidents and criminality can expose businesses to serious liabilities that can shut a company down virtually overnight. Often, all it takes is one rogue employee to ruin a business’ reputation.

In 2019, workplace violence—particularly violence involving a firearm—is on the rise. A recent workplace shooting in Aurora, Illinois by an employee who opened fire during his termination meeting is just the latest disturbing example.

As of 2019, ten states have legalized cannabis for adults, while 33 allow medical use. That presents complications for employers.

Why Run a Background Check on Yourself? Employers have been running background checks on job candidates for years. These screenings ensure that a candidate is who they say they are, prevent violent felons from joining the team, and prevent surprise liabilities from surfacing later.