You are losing out on lots of potentially great employees because of this one mistake.

I’m getting really tired of articles (and people) who start off by saying “All of these people…” There are no “all these people.” Everyone is different. One size fits one. You don’t lead by treating everyone the same. It doesn’t work that way.

Don’t Make Assumptions.

One-Third of Americans Lie on Their Resumes

When you’ve seen as many resumes as I have, you get jaded. I was a little surprised, frankly, that the number wasn’t higher. This is why you require every candidate to complete a job application, and you conduct at least a minimum background check of everyone you offer a job to.

I’ve seen too many people get burned by this – don’t join their company.