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I’ve been on the hiring side. It is hard but everywhere I’ve worked I’ve felt like it’s just been a fear reaction on the company’s side about possibly spending

by lovich 1y ago

I’ve been on the hiring side. It is hard but everywhere I’ve worked I’ve felt like it’s just been a fear reaction on the company’s side about possibly spending a dollar on a bad hire. I had one position I was hiring for, for over a year where I just straight up told my manager that I didn’t care to interview anyone anymore until he was ok with them. The process at every single place I’ve worked at was built to find a reason _not_ to hire someone because we might find the perfect candidate next week

gwbas1c 1y ago
(Depending on company culture) There is a lot of risk in making a bad hire, because in many companies it's very hard to fire someone for poor performance or being difficult to work with. In those situations, it's safer to leave a position vacant instead of making a bad hire. One workaround is to hire contractors, or contract-to-hire. It does put risk on candidates who are leaving other jobs, though. (I won't contract-to-hire when I'm leaving a job, but I will if I'm unemployed.)