We prefer quality. We often tell our prospects if we do our job perfectly, you will only interview one candidate. If you think about this approach, we are confident in our process and our tools to find the most skilled and talented candidate for the position.
Some people are uncomfortable with this approach. They require interviews with multiple candidates before making a decision. But is this the best approach?
If you are hiring for a specific position and the first candidate you interview is a strong fit for the position, is there any reason why you wouldn’t hire them? Most people prefer to have options so they seek interviews with other candidates as a comparison. That is a reasonable approach.
But what if the strong candidate had other opportunities to consider beyond yours? Now it does make sense to complete your hiring process quickly and get to an offer. We have seen the strongest candidate “get away” because the hiring company was hesitant to make an offer without seeing another candidate. The delay was only one week, but it was long enough for the candidate to complete the process with another company.