What is your recruitment procedure ?

1. a)How do you get truthful references ?
   

2. b)Is it fool-proof ?
   

3. c)Do you get opinions from previous colleagues ?
   

4. d)Do you have a ‘gut’ instinct when hiring ?
   

5. e)Are you trained to ‘read’ candidates ?
   

6. f)Would you trust your instinct ?
   

7. g)Do you check their qualifications ?

What would you do ?

The scenario: After a few weeks at work you’re not

convinced your line manager knows what they are doing.

Lots of ‘hubris’ about their talent but things are dis-organised and the big boss is on the war path.

1. a)Ask the manager to their face about their professional qualifications ?
   

2. b)Grit your teeth through the chaos, surely they won’t blame you ?
   

3. c)Get strategic, investigate opinions from other colleagues ?
   

4. d)Talk to HR (if they even have that division) ?
   

5. e)Ride out this situation, see if it repeats itself....then look to resign ?

Cost of a poor hire at mid-manager level ?

Total Cost = £80K+ = low morale of existing team, wasted salary, compensation, wasted training, recruiting & training new employee etc

https://www.hrzone.com/talent/acquisition/the-real-cost-of-a-bad-hiring-decision

Only 1 in 10 people possess the talent to manage (Gallup)

40% Executive hires fail in first 18 months (Korn Ferry)

1. a)What is your workplace process to address issues ?
   

2. b)Is it easy to be constructive when concerns are raised ?
   

3. c)Do you think workers would be comfortable raising concerns ?
   

4. d)Is it fair ?
   

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