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Avoiding hiring disasters absolutely critical these days: best person for the job may not be the best fit.

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On a recent episode of "The Apprentice," when Heidi was fired, her parting remarks were that she realized she was a better salesperson than a leader. On all earlier episode. Nick learned that he might be a better decision-maker than a salesperson.

With nearly 20 million tuning into the NBC Thursday night runaway hit starring Donald Trump, a reality show that some business schools have deemed required viewing, ii is clear to set how important the person-job fit concept works as a hiring and retention strategy for employers.

"Hiring good people ill-suited to the job often results in hiring disasters," said Hattiesburg psychologist Beverly Smallwood, Ph.D., CEO of Magnetic Workplaces. "One of the greatest causes of dissatisfaction and turnover is usually based on 'gut instinct' hiring decisions."

Bad hiring decisions affect employee morale and drive up overhead costs because the lengthy hiring process must be repeated.

"We often hire people for their job experience or technical knowledge," said Smallwood. "However, they are most often fired because of poor performance related to emotional intelligence. Even with a good hire where everything works out fine,...

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