What mistakes do businesses make when hiring?

Change, employee engagement and how to get the most from your people are common challenges faced by businesses. But, in addition to this, hiring the right staff is a regular hurdle for businesses to overcome. If done badly, hiring decisions can be extremely costly.

In order to be successful and cost effective in hiring decisions, its important to but the right level of time and effort in. This means testing candidates and having multiple people look at candidates before they are hired. Trial shifts have also been shown to be beneficial, particularly if the employees that worked alongside the candidate during this trial are involved in making the decision.