By Lisa Spiden 

When workers are not a good fit for the job, the cost to a business can be significant. Productivity may decline for a number of reasons and the impact in some cases may be long term. Here are just some of the ways that poor recruitment practices might impact a business financially:

• Managers may have to spend more time supervising the new employee.
• An employee with limited role-specific capabilities may take more time to become productive, and need extra training to build up their skills.
• The performance of other workers within the team or department may be affected in the meantime.
• Errors or delays may lead to client dissatisfaction.
• Employee morale may be impacted.
• Salary costs often represent a significant percentage of business overheads, so poor recruitment practices have the potential to make a big impact on profitability. Continue reading →