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TCii |
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5/7/2008 12:19 PM |
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When the economy''s in trouble, many organisations look to cut costs via a recruitment freeze. But you still need to fill essential roles, and if your competitors aren''t hiring you may have an opportunity to snap up some high calibre talent.
It''s even more crucial, though, to ensure that you get the right people. So you need to avoid the top ten recruitment mistakes, which include:
inadequate job descriptions that focus solely on skills and experience
superficial interviewing, with no verification of claims
screening out qualified candidates by over-emphasising specifics early on
snap judgments based on first impressions
fishing in shallow waters.
Recruitment mistakes are usually the result of a combination of factors such as:
poor preparation - relying on job specs rather than defining success factors
lack of information - HR managers not trained to recruit at executive level
human nature - recruitment teams too easily influenced by preconscious perceptions and non-verbal cues. |