Archives for January 2022

Following the labor shortages of 2021, many employers are prioritizing their recruiting and hiring process in 2022. While interviewing may seem like a small component of attracting talent, it’s a critical element in finding a good fit for any job description. Effective interviewing practices help employers select the best fit for the job, avoiding the painful costs of a bad hire. In 2022’s competitive market for top talent, solid interviewing practices will also help organizations convey the best impression of their company culture and land candidates. (Employers should note many candidates will be considering multiple offers simultaneously in 2022). Lastly, well-developed interview questions and strategies are critical for compliance. A hiring manager will risk compliance and increase risk and exposure for their work environments when asking certain interview questions. This eBook outlines how to avoid noncompliant and sensitive topics in interviews, guidance on utilizing behavioral interview questions, and strategies for optimal interviewing in 2022 and the long term. Download the eBook to:

• Learn about the top 9 sensitive and illegal interview topics
• Get a list of over 20 proven interview questions that are compliant and reveal optimal candidates to work at the company
• Find out how to maintain compliance and discuss candidates’ salary expectations
• Discover key strategies for keeping top talent engaged through the hiring process in 2022

Compliance is critical to developing strong work environments and company culture, but it’s also vital to the hiring process. When hiring managers ask the right interview questions about topics such as work experience, career paths, and career goals, they find the best fit for the job description. When they ask the wrong interview questions, they risk damaging the employer brand, not finding a good fit to work at the company, and potentially encountering fines, penalties, and increased risk and exposure. Take this quick quiz to test your knowledge of what questions you should ask candidates about their skills and experiences, salary expectations, and long term career goals. This quiz will also help hiring managers avoid questions that don’t reveal essential information (such as candidates’ ideal salary range or greatest strengths) and feel discriminatory or elicit the wrong answer. Take the quiz to:
• Find out how to ask about a candidate’s salary expectations
• Learn what questions to never ask about a candidates’ family or marital status
• Discover how to ask about a candidates’ abilities to perform physically-demanding jobs
• Uncover discriminatory questions that hiring managers should never ask

Recruiting in 2022 will demand employers be equipped with the best HR strategies to win the talent war. In the current highly competitive job market, employing best practices for hiring top talent is more imperative than ever. Employers can’t afford to hire the wrong talent when the job market is already challenging to navigate. MP’s HR and compliance team share a key job interview technique every team should use in 2022 interviewing. Read the article to:
• Learn why employers should utilize behavioral interview questions
• Discover best practices for conducting a behavioral interview
• Get six common behavioral interview questions employers should ask to identify the most competent candidates
• Find out how behavioral interviewing circumvents candidates who give the “right” answers, rather than accurate ones

The hiring process is often expensive and finding a good fit for a job description is critical. Every hiring manager should also prioritize compliance during the interview process. It’s important for employers to comply with state employment law, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), federal law surrounding protected classes and discrimination, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Businesses that ask illegal interview questions will increase their risk and exposure. Noncompliant interview questions will also make candidates consider dropping out of the hiring process. Even if the position is their dream job, asking them sensitive and noncompliant questions may represent a toxic work environment. Employers who ask illegal questions about topics such as national origin and sexual orientation will have challenges attracting top talent to work at the company. In part two of this article, MP’s HR compliance experts share four more topics employers should avoid with candidates during job interviews. Read the article to:

• Learn how to ask candidates if they could meet physical requirements of a job, such as lifting, reaching items, etc.
• Uncover 12 questions employers must never ask in an interview
• Find out why hiring managers should not ask about smoking or marijuana use in an interview
• Outline how employers should ask candidates about their criminal history