Employment Screening | 12 Signs You’ve Made a Bad Hire Pt. 1
Employment Screening | Recruitment actually starts the moment you decide you need a new employee. Whether this is happening because your company is expanding, or because someone is leaving, there’s a lot to consider – creating an engaging job description, advertising the role, short-listing candidates, interviewing and much more.
But when does it end? When you make the ideal candidate an offer? On their first day? When they’ve made it to the end of their first successful week?
It’s always a huge relief when you’ve filled a vacancy in your business, but not every new hire turns out to be the match you’d hoped for. That’s why it’s important to continuously review your new employee.
Keep an eye out for these 12 signs that you may have (unfortunately) made a bad hire …
1) They don’t have the skills you expected
If, upon reflection, a string of bad interviews made your new employee look better than they are, take another look at their resume.
Perhaps they made a good first impression but you let a few things slide at interview.
One third of candidates embellish or exaggerate their qualifications or experience, so quiz them again on their previous roles and check whether they’re suitable sooner rather than later.
2) A bad attitude from the outset
Employing someone new is a great opportunity to get a fresh perspective on how things are run. But there’s a big difference between constructive criticism and being negative.
Look out for signs of employees getting snappy, or swearing in the workplace.
If they can’t be positive in the first few weeks, it could be a sign of worse things to come.
3) A general lack of understanding about the role
Everyone takes time to get up to speed when starting at a new company.
A lot of things will be different; software, processes, where the toilets are located …
But remember that you’ve hired this person for their skills, and they should have a good understanding of what’s required to produce great results. -Recruit Loop
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