Save your company time and money by selecting the right employees the first time around with the help of advice from the Inc.com article “5 More Common Hiring Mistakes (and Their Solutions).” Making a hire that doesn’t work out is costly not only in terms of times and money, but also in the improvement and growth that having the right employee could have produced. Get it right the first time by fixing these common hiring missteps.

Mistake: You Give In to Pressure.

It’s far too common to hire too quickly and fire too slowly. Don’t give in to the urge to make a quick hire to get the process over with, even if it seems that you’ve found a strong candidate. One interview probably isn’t enough to make a proper decision.

Solution: The 3x3x3 rule – three employees interview three candidates three different times. It may seem like a lot of effort, but it’s far better than having to do it all over again when you make the wrong hire.

Mistake: You Sell the Job

Instead of focusing on learning about the candidate during the interview, you focus more on impressing them and selling the job.

Solution: Don’t worry about impressing a strong candidate so that they will choose you rather than another employer. Just focus on finding the right fit and someone that values the opportunity.

Mistake: You Ignore Legal Requirements

Failing to follow legal requirements, particularly asking inappropriate questions, leaves you vulnerable to lawsuits – something even worse than making the wrong hire.

Solution: Ensure than everyone involved in the process knows and follows the requirements. Formal training is a wise idea. Remember, ignorance is not an excuse.

Mistake: You Neglect Preparation

Lack of preparation leads to letting the candidate take control of the interview and relying on generic interview questions and gut feelings – not the best way to gauge qualification.

Solution: Develop questions and follow-up questions that will extract information about the desired success factors for the job. Be prepared to maintain control of the process, timing, roles, pace and questioning.

Mistake: You Only Listen to the Words

Words can only tell you so much. You can learn a lot more in an interview from nonverbal communication than responses to your questions.

Solution: Pay careful attention to eye contact, posture, facial expressions and gestures, as well as intonation, pacing of speech, energy level and self-confidence.

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