Learn from the top 5 hiring mistakes

September 11, 2008 from Canadian Business – “As a business owner or manager, you know how tough it is these days to recruit the right people and keep them happy so they’ll stick around. The war for talent rages on, even if a bit less intensively in the past few months due to the slowing economy...”

180 View (written by Lawrence Young) – In this article, the author shares with us the five most common hiring mistakes made by companies. According to his experience as a human resource strategist and recruiter, these mistakes are made repeatedly, and they can be somewhat easily avoided.
The article points out that the five most hiring mistakes made are:
• Human resource strategy is lacking
• A poor ‘candidate experience’ is offered
• The hiring process begins when there is a vacancy
• The interviewer fails to create some ‘buzz’
• Managers aren’t properly taught how to hire
Gagne then gives us some practical advice on how to avoid making each of these five mistakes. So if you find yourself making the same hiring mistakes over and over again, this article is a must read for you.

As I stated in the past two issues of 180 Systems’ News & Views, it never ceases to amaze me how much money companies invest in inventory, plant and equipment, and technology, yet how little they invest in human resource management, especially in the hiring process.