Are You Making These Hiring Mistakes?

September 2012

In This Issue:
Employment Law Note
Hiring Wisdom: How to Become a Master Interviewer

Employment Law Note:
NLRB Rules Blanket Requests for Confidentiality
in Workplace Investigations Unlawful
In Banner Health System, 358 NLRB No. 93 (July 30, 2012), the National Labor Relations Board expressed its disagreement with employers' long-standing practice of requesting confidentiality during investigations.

While the Banner Health System decision limits an employer's ability to protect the confidentiality of investigations, it is not a total prohibition against requesting confidentiality. If you are concerned about maintaining confidentiality for your investigations, there are three key points to remember.

Hiring Wisdom: How to Become a Master Interviewer
Interviews are about more than asking questions. This checklist will show you 15 ways to assess your interviewing skills.

For more Great Resources on This Topic
50 Behavior Based Interview Questions

Traits Based Interviewing Questions


	Hi Reader, Retention, retention, retention. It's a hot topic for a good reason. Turnover stinks! It's incredibly expensive and a huge distraction. But how do you prevent turnover? Step one is to hire those who are the right fit for your organization. So start at the beginning--with the interview. When is the last time you evaluated your process? This month in Talent Matters, you'll find a checklist for assessing your interview style--and why it may need to change. Hope you find this helpful! Regards, Wes Williams President and Managing Director SmartTalent

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