Written by Akhil Shahani, director of The Shahani Group.
In theory, all companies like to believe that they’re hiring the best people, and that it really takes talent to make it into their organization. But is that really true? Hiring two out of 200 job seekers doesn’t really mean a thing if they’re not the best among the entire universe of possible candidates. So, how do you go about hiring top quality people?
The real problem with hiring people once they’re through with college is that the best professionals are rarely found in the job market. They’re so busy making it big in their careers, or are so valued by their existing employers, that switching jobs holds very little incentive.