Question:
Is there one biggest hiring mistake that we all seem to make?

Response:
Actually, there’s more than one, but let’s start with the creation of a job profile. It is not so much that companies make a mistake with the job profile, they just never put one together.

Think about the last time you were in a meeting when someone leaned across and said, “Oh, by the way, we have two candidates coming in to talk to us about the opening down in manufacturing. Can you squeeze some time to talk to them?”

And you want to be helpful, so you say, “yes,” when you should say, “I would love to help. First let me see the job profile so I can get a clear idea of the person we are looking for.”

My guess, you would get a blank stare or an evasive glance, because most companies don’t stop long enough to prepare the profile.

Hiring without a job profile is not the biggest mistake, just the first one. -TF