Smart Stage: The Case for Hiring Slow and Firing Fast
Many organizations are surprised when they need to fill a position quickly and they end up with a candidate that does not work out. Just as harmful is keeping someone who needs to go. Unfortunately, both scenarios can be indicators of bigger problems in the organization and can even be a sign that a firm is fundamentally out of alignment. This discussion will reveal the advantages of hiring slow and firing fast and how problems in the hiring and termination process may be a symptom of more fundamental issues that need to be addressed.
Lester S. Rosen
Lester S. Rosen is an attorney at law and CEO of Employment Screening Resources (ESR) an accredited nationwide background screening firm. He is the author of, “The Safe Hiring Manual-- the Complete Guide to Employment Screening Background Checks for Employers, Recruiters, and Jobseekers (3d Edition 2017). He is also a consultant, writer and frequent presenter nationwide on pre-employment screening and safe hiring issues and has testified as an expert witness in court cases. Mr. Rosen was the chairperson of the steering committee that founded the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS) and served as the first co-chairman in 2004.