02/10/2026
Nobody writes 'mis-hire' into the annual budget. It still gets paid for.
Swipe through the three places the cost of a wrong hire actually shows up - and why almost none of it lands on the recruitment line.
The uncomfortable part: the more senior the role, the longer it takes anyone to admit it isn't working. Structured assessment data doesn't make the decision for you, but it does surface the mismatch before the offer letter rather than nine months after it.
Making a significant hire before the year closes out? Let's make sure the evidence is doing more of the work than the gut feel.