Hiring is the most important thing a manager does. And everyone makes mistakes doing it, regardless of how thorough they've been or sophisticated their process is.
I've made plenty, ranging from conducting inadequate searches to hiring -- and worse, retaining -- mediocre talent. Sometimes it ends quickly and painlessly, like the head of biz dev who failed her drug test and quit (by voicemail!) day one. Usually it's not that convenient and it's up to you to confront your mistake, let the person go, and start over.
The Business Insider is expanding rapidly right now, so that means a lot of hiring. Based on lessons I've learned the hard way, here are my four guidelines for successful hiring:
And yes, we still have some spots open! If the above sounds good to you, we'd like to hear from you. Find out more.
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