EIGHTHireFIT IS IT

Ponder this: What’s your hiring “hit rate?” How many turn out to be stars who stay and produce at their peak?

You’ve heard the adage “start with the end in mind,” right? The perfect ending is that the people you work so hard to recruit turn out to be exactly right for the jobs you hire them to do! They love being on your team and working for you. And they stay for a while.

The love ’em approach to engaging and retaining talent starts with the hiring process. Why? Because getting the right people in the door in the first place increases the odds of keeping them. As the manager, you have the clearest sense of the “right fit” for your department. Seems logical, doesn’t it? Yet some managers see selection as a less important part ...

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