Photo by Tim Gouw on UnsplashUNSPLASH.COM As the CEO of a company with over 650 employees, I delegate a lot of responsibility to other people, and automate whatever I can. But one aspect of running my business that remains a core part of my job is hiring. Why? Because making sure candidates are the right fit is extremely important to having a creative, high-functioning team. Everyone knows that while bad hires are occasionally inevitable, they’re always painful—and expensive. One frequently cited statistic from the U.S. Department of Labor holds that a bad hire can cost a company 30% of that employees’ annual earnings. On the flipside, a series of good hires can achieve nothing short of greatness: Take Pixar, the animation studio that turned out its first commercial success […]
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