Payroll fraud is most simply defined as employees cheating the payroll system at their place of employment to receive funds to which they are not entitled. There are many ways payroll fraud can be committed, including from salary, hourly and commission workers, as well as ways to prevent and detect it. What is Payroll Fraud? For workers…
When recruiting a contractor, it is vital to source the perfect candidate for the job role and the company. As independent contractors don’t have the same compensation benefits and employment rights as full-time workers, it can be easy for them to leave a job if they become dissatisfied with the arrangement. Should this happen, you are likely to…
I wanted to offer some advice to you all in what is usually a hectic, stressful, waist-fattening time of year for us all. However, for recruiters, it can be a poisoned chalice, can’t it? The sound of Christmas songs in the shops and flashy lights on the high street can mean a slow down in activity as…
I recently heard Candace McGraw, CEO of the Cincinnati-Kentucky International Airport, speak at a Business Networking event. As she referenced her career growth and achievements, four competencies stood out for me as contributing to her success as a leader: 1) Think Critically Ms. McGraw shared that her ability to look at an issue in several ways, otherwise called…
The recruiter – a position that has changed drastically over many years. What are the differences between a recruiter now and a recruiter a few decades ago? Most Wanted explain all in this infographic. Takeaways: Old school recruiters had more tools – a phone (with a cord!), a calendar, pens and highlighters, a rolodex, posts…
A little while ago, there was a lot of chatter in the blogosphere when the CEO of Klout, a social media analytical tool which attempts to measure ‘influence’, tweeted a Salesforce job post that required a Klout score of 35 or above. This kicked off a debate about whether a Klout score is a useful…
In 1978, Messieurs Cialdini, Capcioppo, Bassett and Miller performed a classic experiment. Their aim was to investigate the technique of low-balling – the practice of making an initial offer attractive enough to gain agreement and then changing the terms of the agreement (usually a higher price) in the expectation that the buy-in will be strong enough to…
LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional social network and a fantastic place to find a job or to recruit. Here are the facts and figures you need to know, courtesy of Website Monitoring. Takeaways: LinkedIn has 187,000,000 members in 200 territories – with 2 members signing up every second. There are over 1,000,000 LinkedIn groups…
Have you ever wanted to be able to see your connections’ contacts? I mean, not just in a list format that you have to scroll through (tediously) but actually search them and also be told when your connections get a new contact which fits your criteria? Have you spotted that you can now search your…