How to hire – in any economic environment

Fast Company
Reid Carr

Hiring in this environment, I have to say, has been an experience unlike any other I’ve witnessed. My company, Red Door Interactive, is one of the lucky ones that have needed to fill new positions in order to keep up with our continued growth.  However, a lot of the applicants have shown, and I feel to their misfortune, a certain element of desperation.

As understandable as that may be, I believe that level of anxiety is detrimental to both the employer and employee. I still proclaim that the right job and person for everyone and every organization is out there – or at least will be in the near future. The key is to avoid falling into the same pitfalls as others to ensure that both the applicant and employer are a good fit for one another. So before the next job interview is offered or accepted, I submit the following observations:

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