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  • I have nothing against USI, but it's been my experience they charge considerably more than many of their competitors. Do you have a good office supply company in town? (Not Office Depot or Staples, but a specialy office supply and equipment store.) …
    in Laminators Comment by Earendil August 2001
  • I can't help you directly--our application is 4 pages, and pretty specific to our business--but I can give you a few tips. First: be sure you have an employment lawyer review your finished product before you start to use it, to be absolutely certai…
    in Employment application Comment by Earendil August 2001
  • Check your health insurance policy to see if there are exclusions for such things as racing, skydiving, professional sports, etc. If there aren't, you may want to look into incorporating something along those lines. As for restricting an employee's…
    in Off-The-Job Hazardous Activities Comment by Earendil August 2001
  • I hope so, because I've done so. Just above that signature line is (usually) a statement to the effect that the application is truthful, and the signature is an attestation to the truthfulness of the answer on the application. I can't make a good f…
    in Applications Comment by Earendil August 2001
  • If your standard application satisfies legal tests (i.e., does not request protected information, and has the statements/disclaimers Mike mentioned above), you [b]reduce[/b] your liability. As Mike stated, [i]always[/i] have your candidates complete…
    in Applications Comment by Earendil August 2001
  • I went to an INS I-9 seminar several years ago, sponsored by our local SHRM chapter. The INS agent who presented the seminar made it very clear that someone in the hiring chain (i.e., HR or the hiring supervisor) had to physically verify the authent…
    in I-9 Originals vs Photocopies Comment by Earendil August 2001
  • It would not surprise me one day to see a Court of Appeals decision outlawing the use of the question, "Tell me about yourself" because it can't help but elicit protected information. (Besides, most of that stuff comes out anyway: Why do you want …
    in best interview question Comment by Earendil August 2001
  • [font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 08-03-01 AT 09:43AM (CST)[/font][p]Margaret, those are really excellent questions--they demonstrate to me, at least, that the people weren't just "looking for a job" but were looking for a place to conti…
    in best interview question Comment by Earendil August 2001