ABSTRACT
Strong information security is the intersection of people, process, and technology, in that order. The cost of a poor hiring decision starts with expenditures on the recruitment and hiring process itself, such as travel expenses, recruiter’s fees, background investigation, relocation allowances, training, and orientation. Avoiding bad hires is critical to managing staffing costs, both during hiring and long-term management of employees. The hiring manager needs to be very frank regarding the organizational culture and provide some concrete examples of what that means. A hiring manager may get a bit of tunnel vision around the actual organizational culture. The key to effective hiring is an understanding that hiring the right candidate may take some time, so it pays to be patient, develop a well thought-out hiring plan, and execute it perfectly. Sometimes hiring managers make a recruitment decision to gain some benefit that they believe at the time will benefit the organization.
