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Most hiring managers have been there before… the point of despair when you feel you need to find somebody, ANYBODY to fill an open position. When this happens it is natural to want to lower your hiring standards just to get a warm body on the bus. While this can be tempting it will invariably rob your organization of possibility and profits. Our philosophy is that it is better to not fill a position than it is to hire the wrong person for the job.<\/div>\n

Talent Management is all the rage these days… everyone is talking about it. The labor market has been tight for some time and promises to stay that way for years to come as Baby Boomers continue to exit the labor force.<\/p>\n

On occasion we’ll have a client call with a tone of despair in their voice and tell us how badly they need to hire someone for a particular position. “Somebody… anybody” they tell us, “We just need to fill the position!”<\/p>\n

Our clients are clients for a reason: we have effectively demonstrated the value of our strategic hiring system and they have experienced firsthand the benefits of using our hiring systems and job fit testing process. At this point in the conversation our response is always the same: “You need to hire the best candidate for the job. Settling for anything less will only rob your organization of possibility.”<\/p>\n

What our client decides to do next is of critical strategic importance. Do they wait for the right talent for the job or do they spring for the next candidate who is a “good enough” fit for the job? There is a vast difference between these two decisions.<\/p>\n

Our philosophy at TargetSuccess has always been that it is better to leave a position unfilled than it is to hire the wrong person for the job. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Here’s why:<\/p>\n