The title of this post caught my eye from US News & World Report. The insightful list made me laugh; I believe I have watched companies make all 10 of these mistakes in the past 12 months. The 10 mistakes are: Flakiness. Making hiring decisions that aren’t based on the right criteria. Not distinguishing between what can be taught and what can’t. Not asking the right questions in interviews. Letting candidates get away with superficial, stock responses. Hiring too quickly. …Not moving fast enough. Not getting back to candidates. Conducting intimidating, high-pressure interviews. Not giving an accurate portrayal of the job. Author Alison Green has this to say about #2 Employers often overvalue particular types… Read More
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A perfect list from HR Chally Group via Recruiting.com: Relying on an Interview to Evaluate a Candidate Using Successful People as a Model Setting Too Many Criteria Evaluating “Personality” instead of Job Skills Using Yourself as an Example Not Using Statistically Validated Testing Not Researching the Reasons People Have Failed in a Job Relying on General “Good Guy” Criteria Not Doing A Careful Background Reference Check They are all excellent points and ones that we have experienced first-hand with our customers. Pay special attention to numbers 1, 2 and 5. Those are the most common mistakes we see in our daily experience.
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