Time to stop hiring and firing
A lot of business leaders I speak to tell me that they are constantly hiring people for what they know and then firing them for who they are.
This is a common theme and most hiring managers will rely on a 45 minute interview as the method by which to find top talent. They rely on the CV being authentic and the candidate answering a series of questions in the right way and, if you’re really lucky, that’s all it takes.
But for most businesses, that just doesn’t work and in reality you’ve got a 50/50 chance of success. Candidates nowadays are well versed in interview techniques and some will even arrive already coached in answering the interview questions in the “right” way.
It’s not surprising it goes wrong really.
During a 1:1 interview, there’s little (if any) interaction with others, so you have no idea what their communication style is like which means you have also have no idea whether they will “fit” with your existing team or within your business in general. And that’s usually the reason it goes wrong. Not because they couldn’t do the job but because of a mis-match in their attitude, their behaviour or their fit.
So How Much Does It Cost When It Goes Wrong?
So if it goes wrong it’s costly. Although there are no exact figures out there it can be anywhere between 2 to 3 times the salary of the recruited candidate and that’s expensive if the person you’ve just recruited was part of your senior management team. Not only have you wasted money on recruitment but also on the training you’ve given them, any potential loss in sales, not to mention of course the effect on staff morale. The cost of ending up in a perpetual cycle of recruitment and instability can be catastrophic to a business and can soon lead to lack of solid team foundation to build upon.
So What Can You Do To Have A Better Chance Of Success?
There are a few simple steps you can take to make your recruitment process not only slicker but much more successful and, if you’re struggling we can help. If you find yourself saying this…….
“I haven’t got the time to change my recruitment process”
or
“it’s too costly to do anything else”
……then please contact me today. Our tried and tested process (tailored towards individual business needs) and focused on cultural fit as well as competence and commitment to the role is changing the face of recruitment for businesses all across the North West. In today’s changing world do you want to get left behind while others are already winning the race to top talent? 
So ask yourself, what do you have to lose by finding out more?
If you want to know more about our 3 simple steps to a more successful recruitment process, then please feel free to get in touch.
I look forward to hearing from you.
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