Let’s face reality. Hiring is hard. Consistently making successful hiring decisions is fraught with risk, and the interview process often represents a very short engagement period with the hope of a long marriage. Over the years, when describing to my clients the challenges of hiring, I often share that anyone who’s hired more than a few people and claims to have a perfect track record is either lucky or a liar. Furthermore, hiring is even more complicated now, due to a shortage of available candidates, the ongoing health and business concerns of COVID-19 and a very competitive labor market. These ...