Posts Tagged ‘hiring practices’

Measuring Selection Effectiveness Is Key

Friday, June 19th, 2009

Alice: “Would you tell me which way I ought to go from here?”
Cheshire Cat: “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to!”
Alice: “I don’t much care where….”
Cheshire Cat “Then it doesn’t matter which way you go.”

     – From Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Unmeasured Hire Practices:
Competition for talent in key positions is fierce, even in these difficult economic times.  In the past, many organizations preferred the flexibility and informality of unmeasured hiring practices.  This approach was satisfactory provided the practices were executed effectively and administered with consistency.  Experience has proven that in many cases unmeasured hiring processes perpetuate themselves and result in misunderstanding, inefficiency, and hiring the wrong people. (more…)