Top Reasons New Employees Fail

As an employer, there are few things more frustrating than having a fresh employee decide to quit, or do something that merits firing. After going through the recruiting process, you have finally found an exciting candidate and closed a hole in your workforce. Then they leave and you have to start all over again, setting you back in ways that can be expensive and detrimental to your business over the long term. If you have experienced this recently, the first step to preventing new employee failure is understanding why it happens in the first place:

  • Poor Recruitment – The person hired was simply the wrong person for the job. They may have lacked the necessary skills and experiences, but it’s more likely that they were a poor fit for your company culture and experienced friction in the workplace starting day one.
  • Lack of Training – The person hired didn’t receive the training they needed to succeed at their job, fit in with their co-workers, or meet the expectations of superiors. Even if they were a perfect hire they were not introduced to the company in a way that allowed them to thrive.
  • Communication Breakdowns – The person hired was given inadequate or unclear information and as a result, made mistakes on the job. This is frustrating for a new employee trying to make a positive impression, and frustrating for managers trying to make quotas and meet deadlines.
  • Management Confusion – The person hired was unclear about who their direct superior was, who they reported to, who they were responsible for, and what metrics their performance was being measured by. They needed guidance early in their tenure, but couldn’t find it when it was most necessary.
  • Conduct Violations – The person hired stepped outside the bounds of the code of conduct. This is usually because they were not aware of the code, but it can also point to problems with recruiting.
  • Shifting Boundaries – The person hired was brought on to perform one set of responsibilities, but found themselves taking on different ones that they were unprepared for. Despite having the tools necessary to succeed initially, the evolution of the company or position was either too rapid or too extreme.

As this list reveals, the reasons new employees fail is that the person doing the hiring is selecting the wrong people. It really all comes down to recruiting. The key is finding people that are not just qualified to fill a position, but a good fit for the company overall. If you’re ready to make more of the right hires, start working with the expert recruiting team at Morris Bixby.

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