Small-business owners often have to go with a gut feeling when hiring employees, especially when the company has only a few staff members and any new hire has to fit in with the team. In addition to ...

Staffing firms are in business to help clients fill essential job roles. However, this has become increasingly difficult due to an unprecedented global talent shortage. According to a Gartner survey, ...

The Bush administration, in a move mandated by the new civil rights law, announced Friday that state employment agencies may no longer increase the scores of black and Hispanic job applicants on a ...

Many employers administer pre-employment tests to determine if an applicant meets the minimum qualifications for a position. These tests also predict how an applicant will perform within a given role ...

Honesty pays off, according to a new study of job seekers. When job applicants were warned that a pre-employment test could detect fake responses, they gave more honest answers -- a result that could ...

Put to the test? Follow these tips from recruiters who’ve used pre-employment assessments as a factor in the hiring process. When you are being considered for a job, your potential employer evaluates ...

Muddy Waters is how you want your blues, not how you want your laws. A federal district judge in New York yesterday kicked up a lot of mud in an area of the law that had finally seen some clarity – ...

Scott Smith, vice president of HR at High Country Millwork and Fleetwood Fixtures, providers of custom retail spaces, furnishings, and fixtures, started using online personality assessments seven ...

When applicants apply for a job online these days, they are increasingly being asked to take personality tests even before they exchange an e-mail or have a phone interview with a hiring manager. Such ...

There’s a hidden form of discrimination blocking job seekers across the country. It’s not a cabal of racist, sexist hiring managers colluding to give white men an advantage – though it can have the ...

Since the early 2000s, the global job market has been transitioning toward a system where job-seekers have more power than ever before. Competitive wages, highly-specialized fields, and remote ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alonzo Martinez reports on employment laws and trends in HR tech. Starting next year, job seekers in New York City and Nevada will ...