Mistakes occurred during hiring process.

Hiring a right person for an organisation always has been a strenuous job for HR of the organisation. Hiring a person involves substantial cost for the hiring firm. Hiring is always been considered as investment and hired person as an asset. Organisation needs to be highly prudent in their hiring process. A new hire always comes with its own set of risks, investments and considerations as well as the potential for mistakes. Success of organisation depends on selecting the candidate that meets the qualifications, fits in with the existing team and makes it better through his or her work practices. A mistake in hiring leads to significant loss to organization. Mistakes cannot be wiped out completely rather they can be minimised to some extent. Let’s check it out.
Know What you require:

Detailed the specific job requirements and desired personal characteristics that a candidate must have, creating a “hiring scorecard” should be used in screenings and interviews to determine if a candidate can fulfil the requirements of the job

Hiring friends and family:

When there comes a opening, there is a chaos among employees that their friends can prove to be fit for position. Is reference hiring more promising? .No, not at all, a close relationship with a person doesn’t automatically qualify them as a good employee.

First impression:

It is said that first impression is last impression. Candidates selected on the basis of first impression may or may not be turn out to be potential employees.

One should go for detailed analysis of candidate before landing on a decision.

Examine the candidate background:

Background checks should be conducted carefully as this may help organisation from future hassle. Contacting previous employer and person’s character vetting may prove to be significant step while hiring.

Sonam Sharma
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