Sentences with phrase «asking job applicants»

Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On July 19, 2017, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee signed into law legislation that was passed the city's Board of Supervisors called the «Parity in Pay Ordinance» to prohibit employers in the City by the Bay from asking job applicants about their salary history or from considering earnings...

A lot of potential employers are now asking job applicants to be certified.

Indeed, his first executive order, signed the same day as his inauguration, barred state agencies from asking job applicants about their prior wages.

The Ban the Box movement that works to prevent employers from asking job applicants about their criminal history on the initial applications is spreading rapidly across the United States, with 24 states and over 150 cities and counties having such laws.

The law also prohibits employers from asking job applicants about their salary history as part of the screening process.

Connecticut has become the latest state to implement a statewide «ban the box» legislation banning employers from asking job applicants about previous criminal activity «at the onset of the employment process.»

Asking job applicants to supply passwords for their social media accounts seems to cross a line, Conti says.

Under the ADA, covered entities are prohibited from asking job applicants to disclose their disabilities before the employment offer.

Philadelphia will be the first city in the country to ban private - sector employers from asking job applicants about their salary history.

It will prohibit employers from asking job applicants about their prior salary or requiring disclosure of salary history as a condition of employment.

California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill Thursday that outlaws asking job applicants for their salary history.

The law places strict limits on employers when it comes to asking job applicants to answer medical questions, take a medical exam, or identify a disability.

In October 2017, a law was passed in California, prohibiting employers from asking job applicants about their previous salary.

The new laws, which will take effect on January 1, 2018, prohibit employers from asking job applicants about their previous salary and set requirements regarding criminal background checks.

Employers are also prohibited from asking job applicants medical questions or requiring them to take a medical exam before being hired.

James, who became the first woman of color to hold citywide office four years ago, has sued the city at least 11 times and spearheaded the passage of a bill that prohibits employers from asking job applicants about their salary history in an effort to close the pay gap between women and men.

In that speech, she touted her accomplishments, including a ban on employers asking job applicants about their salary history, going to court to protect special needs children being forced to sit on dangerously hot buses without air conditioning and creating the first city agency focused on veterans.

Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton joined Public Advocate Letitia James for an event promoting legislation that would ban employers from asking job applicants about their salary history — a measure they argued would advance gender equity and close the male - female wage gap.

As she seeks a second term, James is especially proud of her legislation, passed through the City Council and signed into law by de Blasio, that bans employers from asking job applicants for their salary history.

The governor of New York is proposing to prohibit all employers from asking job applicants about their prior salary history.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)-- The governor of New York is proposing to prohibit all employers from asking job applicants about their prior salary history.

While the researchers didn't dig to find out why some states have wider pay gaps than others, they noted that in recent years, California and New York have banned employers from asking job applicants about their previous salaries.

In a recent episode of CNBC's «The Job Interview,» Nadia Geller, owner and managing director of California - based interior design company Nadia Geller Designs, asked job applicants, «Is it better to be perfect and late, or good and on time?»

Partner Julie Sequeira recently asked a job applicant how he would reverse the newspaper industry's declining fortunes.

The new ordinance would prevent the city, and any contractors doing business with the city, from asking a job applicant about criminal convictions unless that person has received a job offer.

In McLean County, Ill., for example, the sheriff's office asks job applicants to sign into their social media accounts during interviews so the sites can be screened by the sheriff's office.

Keep in mind that in some locations, but not all, employers are not supposed to ask job applicants their prior salary.

Sample interview questions help you identify what you want to ask your job applicants during the interview process.

If the interviewer needs a person with strong analytical skills, the interviewer will ask the job applicant, questions that will disclose how they think.

Some questions interviewers have asked job applicants are listed below:

Do you know other useless interview questions your fellow hiring managers still ask job applicants?

In this case it is helpful to know,» Why do some companies ask job applicants for a salary history?»

The term situational interview is used to describe a technique that asks a job applicant to explain how they behaved in the past under a variety of circumstances or workplace scenarios.

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The New York law signed by City Mayor Bill de Blasio on May 4, 2017 will prohibit employers from asking a job applicant about their salary...

The New York law signed by City Mayor Bill de Blasio on May 4, 2017 will prohibit employers from asking a job applicant about their salary history or «relying on salary history to determine the applicant's compensation unless the applicant voluntarily offer the information.»

But alarmed by reports that employers have asked job applicants to divulge passwords to Facebook and other social media sites, federal and state lawmakers are acting to prevent what they see as background screening run amok.

I can't imagine what might motivate an employer to ask a job applicant questions about mortgages on homes, or the sources of a down payment to purchase a home.

Why are the cancer - related disability laws so focused on what an interviewer asks a job applicant?

Not exact matches

This latter legislation, known as «Ban the Box,» took effect Jan. 1, 2018, and bans private companies from asking about the criminal history of a job applicant.

Furthermore, because South Korean job postings typically require photographs, as well as asking for applicants» height and weight, many applicants have said they felt pressured to appear attractive.

Your application should ask for specific information such as name, address, and phone number; educational background; work experience, including salary levels; awards or honors; whether the applicant can work full or part time as well as available hours; and any special skills relevant to the job (foreign languages, familiarity with software programs, etc.).

Applicants for the assistant job are asked to supply a resume and a short video that explains why they want the position and reveals an interesting fact about themselves.

A recent survey by the Society for Human Resource Management found that 60 percent of employers asked said they run credit checks on at least some job applicants.

A study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that, when asked to rate junior scientists based on scholarly accomplishments and job interview performance, academics in the traditionally male - dominated STEM fields rated female candidates as being more hireable than their equally qualified male applicants.

You'll need to be succinct, too, as the posting asks applicants to explain why they want the job in 30 words or less.

For waiters, it tests for sociability and team orientation; for the back of the house, it asks applicants whether they've worked in on - their - feet jobs before; for all job candidates, it looks at integrity.

After the typical questions about a job applicant's gender and race, Goldman Sachs (gs) asks candidates to indicate their sexual orientation via a drop - down menu including the choices bisexual, gay man, gay woman, heterosexual, lesbian, other, and «prefer not to say.»

And questions pertaining to the nature of a physical, emotional or mental handicap can only be asked if an applicant will need special accommodations for performing a specific job.

For a personal reference, find out how long they've known the person and then ask about the person's character and work ethic; you might also ask if the person would hire the applicant themselves, if they had an appropriate job opening to fill.