The Top 10 Recruitment Mistakes

The top 10 recruitment mistakes (in order of frequency) are:

1. Inadequate job descriptions. The job descriptions that drove the recruitment process focused solely on experience and skills rather than company expectations for the position.
   
2. Superficial interviewing. The recruitment process did not put candidates under the magnifying glass, verify claims or check facts.
   
3. Inappropriate prerequisites used too early in the selection process. An over-emphasis on specific education, technical skills, and industry experience screened out qualified candidates.
   
4. Snap judgement. Recruitment teams relied too heavily on first impressions to make final recruitment decisions.
   
5. Historical bias. Recruitment teams used only past performance to predict future results.