Recruitment Tip #253

Before investing your limited time interviewing candidates, carefully consider YOUR desired profile for each position:
1. The desired staff member tenure according to the current and future department needs
2. Cost and time required to train and retrain replacements
3. Loss of intellectual equity when someone leaves the department
4. Impact on customers with a constantly changing staff
5. Impact on fellow employees who are constantly training new people and possibly lose focus of their own responsibilities

Don’t modify the position to fit the person, find the person that fits the position.

Small Business Hour

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