Looking at Fit-To-Hire over Skills-To-Hire

There’s been a lot of talk lately about the fall out of the recession and the effects of over hiring and under qualifying.

After completing an online course delivered by The Gabriel Institute about Role Based Assessments https://www.thegabrielinstitute.com.
I became aware of just how crucial it is to hire based on a candidate’s overall fit for the team they are joining.

There are so many factors above and beyond skills to consider.
What stage of growth is the company in? What part does this team play in the company’s success? How does the current team interact with each other currently and what are the gaps that need to be addressed to ensure short and long term success? Where are their strengths and weaknesses as individuals? What roles to they play in-terms of how they work together? What are the missing links that will optimize the team’s productivity and ensure long lasting success?

These factors above and beyond skill are beyond important to examine and understand? A job description should really be the result of an in-depth needs analysis that reveals who is required first and what skills are required second.

I spend so much time asking clients to reveal these details to me.
Often, I don’t get answers from them directly. Let me stress that at large, I am a contingency recruiter.

Based on the fact that 58% of all executives fail within the first 6 months of being hired, I have to say that the cost of hire often impacts P&L negatively. Looking at internal recruiters and human resource professionals, who more often than not, will not gather this kind of information, or will face resistance to acquire this kind of information. I would suggest that the responsibility to turn recruiting into a profit center rests on this very department and its ability to educate and enlighten its clients.

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One thing I have learned is that, if I can’t get the information from the hiring manager or the human resources people I am working with. I will research current employees and learn from them as much as I can about the team I am focused upon as well as the personalities across that team and its surrounding organization. I would urge any candidate who is looking at a new role to do the same if “fit related” information is unavailable to them.

In assessing your next hire based on fit and how they will impact the team they are joining, we may be able to improve upon these alarming statistics*
40 % of all new managers fail in 18 months
46% of all hires must be classified as failures
58% of all executives fail at their job
65% of all people lie on their resumes
2/3 of all hiring managers regret the hires they make
Moving forward, skills can be taught and learned, so if the fit is right; I urge you to consider the benefits of this kind of contribution first and skills second.

Over and Out
CJ

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I am the founder of i-identify inc., a Toronto-based recruiting company, founded in 2013. My research uncovers full-time, interim and contract professionals who are leaders in their respective fields. My early work was focused on the emerging tech - sector, and later expanded into retail and consumer packaged goods technologies. In the past five to six years I have broadened my expertise to include Canada's public and not-for-profit sectors, working on assignments as far north as Iqaluit, uncovering talent as senior as Deputy Ministers, Commissioners and executives at the C level. I've become a search generalist who specializes in identifying great talent.

3 Comments

  1. Wow Carmen, you certainly learned a lot in training! We’re delighted to be in your blog!
    🙂
    DrJ

  2. Hi Dr Presser, Thanks for taking the time to read by Blog, loved the course and am a true believer in RBA’s importance in how we approach talent aquisition.

  3. Sara Chi says:

    Thank you for this Carmen, not many recruiters (internal or external) weigh “fit-to-hire” more than “skills-to-hire”, and the stats you provided are really interesting. One more stats I know is, close to 80% of people are not happy/engaged at their current job, and THAT is a sad thing.

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