Have you ever hired someone and regretted it straight away? What went wrong?
Hiring the right person isn’t just about filling a spot fast, it’s about building a stronger, happier team. When you hire right the first time, you save time, money, and avoid a lot of stress later on.
Making a bad hire can hurt your team and business. It can cost thousands of dollars to replace someone, and a poor fit can bring down team morale, cause delays, and make good staff frustrated.
But when the right person is chosen from the start, they bring energy, fresh ideas, and help the team grow.
So how do we sometimes get it wrong?
1. RUSHING THE PROCESS: Being in a hurry often leads to poor decisions.
2. IGNORING CULTURE FIT: Skills are important, but so is fitting in with the team’s values and simply being a good person.
3. SKIPPING BACKGROUND CHECKS: Not checking a person’s background (criminal history, medical fitness, past behaviour) means missing important red flags.
4. UNPLANNED INTERVIEWS: Asking random questions doesn’t help you compare people fairly.
5. INEXPERIENCED INTERVIEWERS: using an experienced interviewer can save a lot of trouble.
To get it right the first time, be clear about what you need, ask the same questions in interviews, be efficient, but don’t rush. It’s also smart to check backgrounds and think about how the person will fit in with the team. Bring the person back to meet the broader team and ask your team for feedback.
Hiring right the first time sets the whole team up for long term success.
So back to that bad hire… how did it happen and what did you learn?
Happy peopling! hashtag#team hashtag#leadership hashtag#recruitment hashtag#culture
