Recruiting and Job Placement Resources for Employers
from the Tri-Valley One-Stop Career Center

May 2018
Employee Referrals: Hiring from Inside Your Organization is an Effective Recruiting Strategy
Research is now confirming what you probably have already discovered: employee referrals can be one of your most effective hiring strategies. LinkedIn blogger Paul Petrone highlights research from Jobvite to demonstrate that getting referrals from your employees can lower your recruiting costs, speed up the hiring process, produce a better hire and help lower the turnover rate in your organization.
Meritage Talent Solutions Founder Kara Yarnot , who has made a career out of studying employee referrals, points out that a great referral program allows you to turn your entire workforce into recruiters by empowering your employees to help in the hiring process. Among the many benefits that research from Yarnot and others has highlighted are:

  • The process of hiring a referred candidate can move more quickly
  • Hiring a referred candidate can be less costly
  • A referred hire can onboard faster 
  • A referred hire will stay on the job longer 

Read more for steps to success.
California Passes Salary History Ban Legislation
As of Jan. 1, 2018, California employers are prohibited from asking job applicants about their salary histories. Attorneys Sarah R. Nichols and Hannah A. Withers outline key provisions of the new legislation below:

  • Employers are prohibited from seeking salary history information about an applicant personally or through an agent (i.e., recruiter).

  • Although the law prohibits employers from inquiring about applicants' salary histories, applicants may still, "voluntarily and without prompting," disclose their own salary history information, and employers may consider that information as long as prior salary is not the only factor justifying any disparity in compensation. 

  • Upon "reasonable request," employers are now required to provide a "pay scale" for an applied-for position to an applicant. Although the law does not specifically define "pay scale," employers may want to be prepared in advance to disclose the company-approved pay range for a position. 

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How to Determine Salary Offers Now That Asking for Earnings History is Banned
Asking for the salary history of candidates has undoubtedly been a standard hiring practice to help you determine salary offers for your job openings. However, as of January 1, 2018, new California legislation now prohibits you from asking job applicants about their salary histories. This ban on salary history questions necessitates a broader approach to establishing appropriate and competitive salary ranges for your current and future open positions. 

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