Experience and expertise are important but do not ensure productivity; that’s the realm of fit between how an employee is naturally motivated and the work. A great technician can cost a company a lot of money if s/he is impossible for others to work with and leaves havoc in his/her wake.

Start by defining what makes a super-star in the position for which you are recruiting and then look for a match on the qualities like motivation, approach to work, preference for people vs. data vs. things, reasoning style and need for change. A mismatch in these areas will compromise the selection and cost the company, the owner and the new employee in the long-run.

There’s a wise saying: Hire slowly, fire fast. If you invest the time and thought in the hiring process, the firing is less likely.

Marti Benjamin, MBA, PCC
President
Business Energetix–Success Coaching