The High Cost of a Bad Hire: Strategies for Prevention
Ottawa, IL - October 27, 2023
Making a bad hire can end up
being a costly mistake for any organization. It affects the company’s bottom
line, negatively impacts morale, and can even hurt the reputation of the
employer. Some may underestimate the cost of a bad hire and not understand the
damage it can do. In this blog by a leader in office administrative positions, you’ll learn some strategies that businesses can
utilize to prevent bad hires.
Background Checks
Conducting background checks
is an important strategy when hiring new employees. It’s important that you
verify any candidate’s work history and education. This is especially needed in
roles that require certification or licensing, like accountants. Background
checks will help you eliminate candidates who have misrepresented their
qualifications in their application.
Multiple Review Panels
Using only one interview can
lead to important aspects of a candidate’s character being missed. To avoid
this, recruiting panels made of various people within the company will help
reduce bias and give a wider perspective on how the candidate will fit in with
the organization. Each person on the panel can focus on a different area to
ensure nothing important goes unnoticed.
Past Performance Review
Looking at past performance
is another way to make sure you’re avoiding a bad hire. You should check with
their previous employers to see how their work ethic will align with your
company culture and job requirements. You can look for any problems in their
work history that might not be so apparent on the surface. Analyzing their past
performances will help identify any risks surrounding their work pattern.
Conclusion
A bad hire can have a
significant impact on your business. The key to avoiding this is to have
strategies in place to prevent it. Make sure you conduct background checks,
have multiple people interview them, and investigate their past performances.
To further avoid this issue, consider working with an employment agency to help
fill your job listings!
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