You are ready to extend the offer letter, but there is this nagging hesitation in your mind.

• Is this the right person?
• Am I making a mistake?
• What happens if I am wrong?

But, you have a 90 day probation period, so if it doesn’t work out, no harm, no foul.

And, you will have to start over again, 90 days down the road.

• Why do you have to wait 90 days to find out if this is the right person?
• How can you eliminate mistakes in your hiring process?
• How can you up your batting average, reduce the times you are wrong?
• What separates the average hiring manager from the few who most consistently make good hires?

There is no magic, no fairy dust, just a little managerial work. Most managers make hiring mistakes because they didn’t know what they were looking for in the first place.