In the clip above, HireBetter’s founder, Jonathan Davis, explains how difficult it is for a candidate with a small-business background to “make the jump” to a large company, and vice versa.
The skills and attitudes which may have led to success in one kind of company may set someone up to fail in another. Even though it may seem like a good idea hire someone from a big company for a small company (or the other way around) some time, it’s a very risky move. Here’s what our statistics show:
- Hires moving from big companies to small companies fail two thirds of the time.
- Hires moving from small companies to big companies fail four out of five times!
That’s more of a risk than you want to take, especially considering how expensive bad hires are. Bear this in mind when you’re looking to make your next hire.
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