When hiring managers set out to fill a vacancy, they’re often thinking of all the characteristics they’d like to identify in a new hire: hard-working, intelligent, capable of productive collaboration with other employees, and so on.
However, in their search for the right candidate, companies also have to actively avoid choosing the wrong candidate. Doing so can have a serious negative impact on employee morale, productivity, and many other aspects of the business.
While the costs of hiring mistakes are real and no company wants to absorb them, bad hires also present a unique opportunity to evaluate your hiring process and make adjustments as needed. Given the inevitability of bad hiring decisions, companies should approach each failure with an open mind and a willingness to take a hard look at the evidence.
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