Dear HR Managers and Business Owners,

The labor shortage we are currently experiencing in many industries in BC is unlikely to end any time soon. Nor is it likely that companies will find ways to run their businesses without hiring people.

Given these two observations, most companies are having to learn how to do more with less in terms of staffing. This means finding more efficient ways to source, select, and hire employees. But these efforts should not mean hiring lesser-quality candidates.

Regardless of whether the labor market is tight or loose, there's never value in hiring someone just to see them fail or quit a few months later. Good hires create value, bad hires destroy it, and sometimes it's better to do without then to try to make do by hiring the wrong candidate.

In this month's issue we look at the growing issue of adjusting hiring standards.

Cheers,