In today’s successful organizations it is the HR personnel who facilitate the hiring practice for the organization. Generally, hiring policies and procedures are developed within this area and HR expertise drives the strategies for staff replacement and utilization. Current research suggests one of the most costly functions an organization incurs is as a result of the following human resource activities:
- Moving forward with hiring replacement staff without taking the time to evaluate the position and its current relevancy.
- Rushing to a decision because of the negative impact created by a lengthy vacancy.
- Moving forward with a new hire when the manager is required to "settle" for a candidate who is less than desired.
- Making a long term commitment to a new hire without being fully committed to the need for such a position.
A favourite caution in human resource circles when it comes to hiring practices is "It takes 30 minutes to hire and 30 years to retire an employee – you better get the first step right!". To facilitate a good hire an organization has to step back and evaluate their needs. It is in these very cases when interim expertise could be utilized to manage the gap and allow the organization to make a well informed decision on "where-to- from-here".
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