{"id":447,"date":"2013-05-14T11:53:37","date_gmt":"2013-05-14T11:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.futurethink.com.sg\/?p=447"},"modified":"2016-02-10T05:57:54","modified_gmt":"2016-02-10T05:57:54","slug":"never-cut-corners-and-take-the-easy-way-out-when-interviewing-and-selecting-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.futurethink.com.sg\/devsite\/never-cut-corners-and-take-the-easy-way-out-when-interviewing-and-selecting-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t take the easy way out when interviewing and selecting candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"dslc-theme-content\"><div id=\"dslc-theme-content-inner\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - http:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_counters\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-small.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:2px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_c=new Array(\"twitter\",\"facebook_like\",\"facebook_send\",\"google\",\"pinterest\",\"email\",\"print\",\"linkedin\");var hupso_counters_lang = \"en_US\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_c=\"\";var hupso_title_c=\"Don&#039;t take the easy way out when interviewing and selecting candidates\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/counters.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">A couple of days ago, I was talking with a friend of mine and she mentioned that she had just hired 2 new employees recently, after having interviewed 10 candidates. She also said that the entire interview process was a tiring and energy sapping process, especially having to interview 10 candidates. She also said that she believed that the 2 persons she hired were the right ones.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">I responded by saying that interviewing candidates is never an easy task and that if we wanted to ensure we hired the right people, we must invest sufficient time, effort and energy into preparing and executing the entire interviewing and selection process. The reason is that hiring the wrong people into your organization could be detrimental to your organization. Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon.com once said that he would \u201crather interview 50 people and not hire anyone than hire the wrong person.??? However the sad truth is that many hirers do not invest sufficient time, effort and energy into preparing for and executing the interview and selection process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Because the interviewing and selection process is a tedious one, many hirers tend to end the interview and selection process after interviewing a dozen candidates. To make matters worse, many take the easy way out by selecting the \u201cbest??? candidate out of the dozen candidates interviewed, even if that candidate isn\u2019t exactly the right fit for the organization. Many do this due to time pressures, interview-fatigue or just plain laziness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">By taking the easy way out, hirers deny themselves the chance to truly find the right candidate for their organization. As Jeff Bezos said: \u201cA mis-hire at the outset of your company can irreversibly alter the trajectory of your corporate culture. If you hire sharks, you cannot expect them to act like dolphins.??? Hiring the wrong candidate could spell trouble for your organization in the long run.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">So if you want to ensure you hire the right people for your organization, do not take the easy way out. 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