Avoid Costly HIRING MISTAKES

  • Joanna Byerley
  • Izzie Stevens

Hiring the right people has never been more crucial, especially as companies revise budgets in a current economic climate. It's pivotal to put in place an end-to-end process to avoid costly #hiring mistakes:


  • Ensure that recruiters have clarified expectations before hire (a good recruiter will ask difficult questions to have a complete grasp of the actual work the person will be doing). If the recruiter doesn't question the job's requirements, they are not your true strategic partner
  • Don't reject candidates based on the salary - the strongest candidates are willing to negotiate a package if the job offers a real upward career move
  • Avoid falling into the trap of hiring to fill a job quickly. Don't engage 5 different recruiters in your niche market to compete on speed trying to fill the same position; why should they give you 100% of their resources for 20% of chances of being successful?
  • Don't use generic competency-based interview questions without the context of the job in your business
  • Do not base your hiring process purely on AI or you will miss the best talent who might not be actively job-searching
  • Hire for diversity in diverse ways to expand the talent pool. Culture fit is important, but culture add might be more beneficial



Avoid Costly HIRING MISTAKES by Joanna Byerley
Joanna Byerley
Founder at Research Talent Hub
Izzie Stevens
Project Manager