When interviewing potential employees, California employers must navigate a complex landscape to ensure their practices are compliant and effective. Here are five essential practices to consider:
California law restricts employers from asking certain questions during interviews that could be seen as discriminatory. Employers must refrain from asking about
Here are five considerations that should be on the top of every employer’s mind in California when interviewing applicants for an open position.
1. Does the applicant’s actions back-up their interview?
Don’t come to an interview saying that you have a passion for business development and marketing, but when I review your LinkedIn page you
The hiring process cannot be underestimate, both from a managerial and legal perspective. This Friday’s Five focuses on critical management and legal considerations for employers during the hiring process:
1. Ignore the applicant’s resume during the interview.
Nolan Bushnell, the inventor of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese, and the first person to hire Steve Jobs,
1. CEOs and founders need to be involved in the hiring process.
This is simply something too important for a company to leave to other people. Sam Altman, of Y Combinator, wrote:
The vast majority of founders don’t spend nearly enough time hiring. After you figure out your vision and get product-market fit,
Who was the first person to recognize Steve Jobs’ potential and offer him a job? It was Nolan Bushnell. By the way, Bushnell is also the founder of Atari, co-inventor of the video game Pong, founder of Chuck E. Cheese, and is a serial entrepreneur. Given Bushnell’s track record in business, and having the badge
The recent (and not too recent) flurry of attention that has been given to the issue regarding whether 
employers can ask applicants and employees for their Facebook passwords is a good review of what is appropriate conduct for employers, but it is also a good reminder to employees that what they do online is of
I am sure HR managers have their share of funny interviewing tales – but I recently came across the How To Nail An Interview website (via Seth Godin). The author of the site staged a fake company to see what type of applicants he would have for an open "marketing coordinator" position. He