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Started by : Sujatha srivastava, Associate/Senior Associate, AT Kearney   05 14 2010 13:09:07 +0000
Industry : Human Resources (HR) ConsultingFunctional Area : Getting Started(Entrepreneurship)
Activity:  108 views;  last activity : 07 26 2010 22:24:58 +0000

I have hired many technical and administrative staff in a small business environment and found that simple tests a were a great way to help me choose between candidates. The job applicants would complete these task related tests just before I met to interview them in person.

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The process of hiring (or managing) people can greatly benefit the organisation if done properly. A simple mistake may become a loss for the organisation. So I want to know from you people what are the hiring mistakes made by startup businesses?

 
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1 Hiring too many employees
2 Skill and Expecation Mismatch
3 Hiring what comes in, instead of what is needed.
4 Insufficient time to understand Require SPECIFICS
5 WRONG PERSON FOR THE RIGHT SLOT
6 hiring mistakes....
7 gate recruitment, compromising quality
8 Hiring too many employee
9 HR overestimating profile for Underutilisation by the project.
10 Paying peanuts, getting monkeys
11 Due emphasis on long staying employees not given
12 prefence experince person not honest person
13 THEY LOOKS ONLY THEIR POCKET ONLY NOT TALENT.

Hiring too many employees

idea posted by Sujatha srivastava Associate/Senior Associate, AT Kearney

Hiring too many employees because of miscalculated revenues & underestimated cost of hiring. Rather start with just one or two and then add as your needs increase

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by madhuvad , Sr Business Analyst, Google  | 07 26 2010 22:24:58 +0000

I'm Really sorry to say that I dont agree of the arguments. every company follows different norms as per requirement. Hiring too many employees does't mean that company is lack of hiring what is required. For. eg If u need buy a Item which costs 90. you prefer to have 100 rupees. carrying more than what u need means that 10 extra rupees can be used for other purpose in emergency. if firms are such type then only few compnies will be in fortune 500

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by puneet , Manager Admin  | 05 17 2010 17:41:34 +0000

exactly add as per requirement.

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I agree that start up companies should look for people who can stick with them for longer period only that they can understand the value of work and may guide fir the growth of the company, established companies can hire more people and train them for their requirement.

S.rajagopalan

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Skill and Expecation Mismatch

idea posted by Mritunjay Kumar Associate Insights Consultant, Brandscapes Worldwide
A great worker in a large firm may not be able to perform at similar levels in a start-up. Start-ups are a tricky game for any individual. While hiring proper alignment and mutual understanding (between employer and employee) should be ensured.
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Role definitions are very poor at this stage of the game as the expectation is that everyone wears many hats. This often causes poor processes within the organization and occasionally leads to ego conflicts. This usually results in a over stressed and demoralized workforce.

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Hiring what comes in, instead of what is needed.

idea posted by Sujeet Vishwakarma Managing Director, RCA Group

Most of the good employees don't prefer going out to a new firm. Hence the new business firms are bound to look for freshers. 

New business should look for either trustworthy young employees, or towards Old senior consulting experts to help them strategically. For less authoritative work, any educated employee can learn quick and handle.

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Insufficient time to understand Require SPECIFICS

idea posted by Ravindra Sharma Managing Consultant, CHEF-India

Most people involved with HR would hurry on the process called pre- preparation. This typically refers to spending quality time with operational and technical managers and understand requirement specifics. This causes a confused basket that makes selection more difficult often allowing space for gaps.. 

So curbing the "I know" may never be a bad idea 

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WRONG PERSON FOR THE RIGHT SLOT

idea posted by s.baalu Consultant, XYZ LTD

THANK YOU SUJATA.

APPOINTING1. A PERSON WITH QUALIFICATIONS WHICH MAY NOT BE REQUIRED FOR THE VACANT POSITION,EITHER BECAUSE OF  RECOMMENDATIONS OR 2.A PERSON  IS THE BEST AMONG THOSE WHO TURNED UP FOR THE INTERVIEW,NOT SUFFICIENTLY QUALIFIED OR EXPERIENCED OR 3.A HIGHLY QUALIFIED PERSON WHO MAY NOT STAY WITH THE ORGANISATION,USING THE POSITION AS A STOP GAP ARRANGEMENT TO KEEP HIM AFLOAT.4. HAVING EXPERIENCE,NOT RELEVANT TO THE INDUSTRY.5.APPOINTING OVER AMBITIOUS PEOPLE6.APPOINTING PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT FLEXIBLE.7PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT TEAM PLAYERS8.PEOPLE WHO ARE SHIRKERS.

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hiring mistakes....

idea posted by Arihant Prasad.D. Associate Consultant, ....

1)hiring too many people than required. 2)in order to start the business as early as possible hiring those who don't have the required talent i.e not looking into candidates' background. 3)being over influenced by advanced degree.

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gate recruitment, compromising quality

idea posted by kshantaram GM-hrd/hr professor

it is important to let in quality people only suiting the value system of the organisation. otherwise one could face problems of employee discipline and industrial relations problems later and things could be out of control setting the trend of a negative hr climate in the organisation dealing continuously with problem employees all the while.

need to have a hiring strategy in terms of hierarchy and organisation structure, growth prospects for employees, diversity, qualifications blend, pockets of recruitment, testing prcedures, brand building, having hr policy manual, planned induction and job training,  etc as usual laying a strong hr foundation.

 

regards/kshantaram

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Hiring too many employee

idea posted by Tarun Kumar Verma MBA/PGDM student, IIScs
only hiring not concentrate to recruit good employee who is give good result.
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HR overestimating profile for Underutilisation by the project.

idea posted by KALIYAMOORTHY Oil & Gas Area Coordinator, Undisclosed

JD(job description) may show a high profile for which the project may be using either under-utilized or over expected. Result  may be frustration among workforce or paying high for people.

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Paying peanuts, getting monkeys

idea posted by Azhar Kazmi Professor, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

Start-up businesses can be typically short of funds. HR may take a backseat with the company looking for 'cheap' employees in the process landing with those who may not be suitable in the long-run. The solution might be to prioritize and giving due importance to HR.

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Due emphasis on long staying employees not given

idea posted by Sujit Sood :-)

I've worked with 3 companies from start-up period. The one thing that needs maximum emphasis is hiring people who can stay for a period of around 5-7 years minimum. This is primarily because a startup goes through a lot of regular unprecedented & un-documented changes. Its the people who work as your best asset & can do wonders later with business settled n the organization on its feet.

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prefence experince person not honest person

idea posted by anuradha as faculty teach in this institute, parallel infotech pvt ltd

start up mistake create by employer he prerfer highly experince person not a honest  fresher prerfer that big mistake by enterprenure

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THEY LOOKS ONLY THEIR POCKET ONLY NOT TALENT.

idea posted by HEMANT VERMA Marketing and Branding, NAVNEET PUBLICATION INDIA LTD.
SASTE ME KAM BAN JAYA TO ACHCHA HE.
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