TOP TEN HIRING MISTAKES

• Failing to define job objectives - Create a Performance-Based Position Profile.
• Basing hire on failings of previous person - Create a new basis for a new hire.
• Inadequate pool of qualified candidates - Cast a wide net with multiple sources.
• Unstructured or poorly executed interviews - Prepare well, use performance based questions, assign different roles to different interviewers.
• Evaluating personality instead of capability - You CAN be objective for just one hour!
• Failing to incorporate “recruiting” in process - Candidate is evaluating you and your firm too.
• Hiring people just like yourself - Balance your traits with complimentary skills.
• Failing to thoroughly check references - No news is good news? Not in hiring!
• Hiring too fast or too slow - Average replacement hire takes 18 months to have an impact. Many start-ups bust the budget with hiring too early.
• Hiring someone without related company experience - Hire someone with contextual experience.