Putting Candidates Through The Wringer...BECAUSE YOU CAN

Hiring candidates used to be a quick process. You put out an ad, got a few applications and picked the best one or two.

Now, even though hiring is returning, there’s still at least two unemployed people for every single open position out there in most parts of the country, and employers are taking advantage of it.

At Forum Financial Management, an advisory services firm, the recent hire of an administrative assistant took six months, Workforce reports.

“[Norm] Mindel[, a principal at Forum Financial,] said he wanted to be sure that the firm found the right person, even though a number of the applicants were overly qualified.”

Really?

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