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Recruiting and HiringTools and Resources

Finding your most Valuable Business Asset!

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Business Service TeamYour Adjunct HR Team

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Business Service Teams are workforce professionals trained to assist you with your business needs. Recruitment Services offered by Business Service teams include:•Workplace Assessment

•Labor Market Information & Economic Snapshots

• Job Posting and Recruitment

•Candidate Matching & Referrals

•Pre-employment screening

Get the Help you Need

Find an Illinois workNet Center in your area to make an appointment and speak for FREE to the Business Services Team.http://www2.illinoisworknet.com/Connect/Pages/LocationSearch.aspx

•Employee Work readiness Assessments

•Job Fairs and Recruitment Events

•Hiring Benefits and Tax Incentives

•State and Federal Resources on Hiring Unique Applicants

•Training Opportunities

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Hiring the Right Person

Get the Experience you Need – 12 Reasons to Hire a Mature Worker

DedicatedPunctual

Honest

Detail-oriented &,

focused

Good Listeners

Pride in a job well done

Organizational skillsEfficient &

confident

Mature

Sets an example

Communication Skills

Reduced Labor Costs

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Hire the Right Person

Myth - Hiring people with disability will cost me money • Fact - Businesses can

qualify for up to $7,400 in federal tax credits when hiring people with disability.

Myth - Hiring disabled workers increases workers compensation insurance rates • Fact - Insurance rates are

based solely on the relative hazards of the operation and the organization's accident experience, not on whether an employer has hired workers with disabilities.

Myth - Providing accommodations for people with disabilities is expensive • Fact – For the majority

of workers with disabilities who do need some sort of special equipment or accommodation, 56% of these cost less than $600, with many costing nothing at all.

Myth - Employees with disabilities have a higher absentee rate than employees without disabilities • Fact - Studies by firms

such as DuPont show that employees with disabilities are not absent any more than employees without disabilities.

Evolve your workforce – hire a person with a disability

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Hire the Right Person Broaden your knowledge of how and where to find Veterans - Illinois workNet provides access to a wealth of resources for hiring veteran all in one place. We have resources to help you understand:

• Military Culture,

• Priority of Service,

• Establishing a Veteran-friendly Workplace, and

• Recruiting and Retaining Veteran Employees.

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Hire the Right PersonHiring formerly incarcerated people is easier and safer than you think. Employers can get a full-time employee at a substantially reduced cost by taking advantage of tax credits for hiring people with past convictions. Here are a few of the benefits:

• Reduce employers’ federal income tax liability by up to $2400 when hiring a formerly incarcerated person.

Work Opportunity Tax Credit

• Covers losses up to $5000 with no deductible, and is free of-charge to the employer.

The Federal Bonding Program

• Allows any business located in the 95 Illinois enterprise zones a $500 credit on Illinois income taxes for each job created for which an economically disadvantage individual or dislocated worker is hired.

Enterprise Zone Job Tax Credit

• OJT is a “hire-first” program in which businesses can get up to 50% reimbursement of the new employee’s wages while they are in training.

On-the-Job Training

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Hire the Right Person Provide an opportunity for youth to learn important life skills and acquire hands-on experience. Take an active role in the work experience. Part-time and summer jobs are great opportunities.◦ Youth 18 years or older may perform any job, whether

hazardous or not, for unlimited hours.◦ Youth 16 or 17 years old may perform any non-hazardous job for

unlimited hours.◦ Youth 14 and 15 years old may work outside school hours in

various non-manufacturing, non-mining, non-hazardous jobs.

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Hire the Right Person Interns and Apprenticeships

◦ a method of on-the-job training for white-collar and professional careers.

◦ May be paid or unpaid, usually temporary in nature.

Apprenticeships◦ A method of on-the-job training for trade and vocational jobs.◦ Paid at a “learning” rate, transitioning into a “journeyman”

position.

Volunteers◦ Hire someone as a volunteer to help them maintain job skills or

learn new ones◦ Promote volunteer activities in your business◦ http://www.handsonnetwork.org/tools/volunteercalculator says

the value of a volunteer is $22.14 per hour (2012)

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InterviewingUse these techniques to help you make the best hire.

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Interviewing The Business Services Team can help you pre-screen individuals for your business. If you want to do it on your own, follow these tips:◦ Place the job posting◦ Review applications◦ Interview

◦ Pre-screen candidates by phone or web interviews.◦ Create an interview structure, i.e. standard questions for each

position you are hiring◦ Determine the kind of interview – one-on-one, group, panel, etc.◦ Establish how you will “grade” results.

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Interviewing Avoid asking illegal interview questions. They include:◦ Age◦ Race◦ National Origin◦ Gender◦ Religion◦ Marital Status◦ Sexual Orientation

◦ Have you ever been arrested?◦ Are you married?◦ What religious holidays do you practice?◦ Do you have children?◦ What country are you from?◦ Is English your first language?◦ Do you have any outstanding debt?◦ Do you socially drink?◦ When was the last time you used illegal drugs?◦ How long have you been working? OR When did you

graduate from high school?◦ What type of discharge did you receive in the military?◦ What is your social media passwords?

Don’t Ask these:

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HiringMake the Right Hire! Retain your Valuable Employee!

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Hiring Credits

Check our Employer Hiring Credits to determine if your recent hire

entitles your company to any hiring incentive programs.

http://www2.illinoisworknet.com/Jobs/Pages/HiringCredits.aspx

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Employee TrainingCustomized

Training

• Customized training is business driven and designed to meet the special requirements of each employer.

Incumbent Worker Training

• Incumbent Worker Training (IWT) programs help local employers develop and implement training programs for current employees who need new or upgraded skills in order to retain employment.

On-the-Job Training

• On-The-Job Training (OJT) program is a “hire-first” program in which the employer, works with Illinois workNet to hire, train, and retain an individual.

http://www2.illinoisworknet.com/Training/Pages/EmployeeTraining.aspx

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