HIRING DECISIONS
For many, the hiring decision is a tough process. When more people are involved, the candidate is less likely to get hired.
Why? Because everyone has an opinion and many firms take the stance that it’s better not to hire anyone than to hire someone who may not work out, or could even remotely be perceived as a bad choice. While this is admirable in theory, in reality, stalling hiring decisions means that work piles up and nothing gets done.
If you are waiting until the end of a budget to “use up” your available funds, you’re cramming decision making into a smaller cycle.
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Corra believes there is a lot of wisdom here. As a background checking service that has clients in the show business community, hey we are headquartered in Los Angeles, we hear enough horror stories about decision making by committee.
Hiring is sometimes difficult enough that one person struggles with all the criterion in the final decision making process. A committee will only add to the complexity and possibly cloud the waters.
One thing is for certain. Before you do reach the final decision, be sure you have a pre-employment screening program in place. Run background checks on all your finalists. This will often help alleviate the decision making progress and help you determine they are who they really say they are.
Check them out before you hire.
