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In this fast-paced commercial environment, businesses can’t make any mistakes with hiring. Organizations need the best candidates because new talent impacts market competitiveness, and ultimately affects profitability.

Here are some common mistakes made by employers when hiring new employees:

Poorly defined job responsibilities

Many employers don’t understand that it’s impossible to choose a suitable candidate without well-defined job descriptions. Without a detailed job description, the company is unlikely to attract qualified candidates to their company. It’s vital to sort out job duties, reporting hierarchy, experience, and personality requirements to assess candidate suitability and to set appropriate job expectations.

Hiring out of desperation

When key employees leave the organization, companies can find themselves hiring out of desperation. Companies also panic when they hire during busy seasons. You need to understand the hiring motivation before recruiting employees to avoid making the wrong recruitment decisions. Companies should have a proper succession plan and a hiring strategy in place to find employees with relevant skills and beliefs that align with their values.

Trusting first impressions

It’s common for employers to judge employees on first impressions– mainly through their behavior during the interview. It’s unwise to judge a candidate based on a firm handshake or good eye contact during conversations. Many people aren’t sociable, yet they can outperform others in core competency and job-related knowledge. Employers must look beyond first impressions to find the right employees for their company.

Talking More Than You Listen

Employers often take charge and end up talking too much when it should be the other way around during interviews. Interviewers should be informative, ask questions, and follow the practices of a good interview, but should also let the candidate talk and respond. You can assess better whether your potential employee can engage with coworkers and their knowledge through a two-way conversation rather than one you dominate yourself.

Ignoring Cultural Fit

Companies end up hiring the wrong employee because they fail to interview for the cultural fit. Many employers and recruiters forget an employee might tick all the boxes on paper, but won’t necessarily align with the company’s values. For instance, you can’t expect a formal candidate with a meticulous personality to gel with millennials in a fast-paced work environment.

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