“You’d think that people making $200K+ per year would have tremendous job satisfaction. They’ve been selected for challenging roles and are well compensated for their expertise. But a recent ExecuNet survey reveals, disturbingly, that 48% of executives with an average salary of $221K are dissatisfied, and 52% think they’ll leave their company within the next 12 months,” Louise Kursmark wrote in a recent blog.

There are several reasons employees look to leave. One of the reasons could be a wrong fit. What are hiring managers looking at when they hire a candidate? Are they hiring employees that fit well the position? Are hiring managers seriously looking at a candidate’s key strengths, interests, core values, life purpose, identity and personality trait that fit well with the position and company culture?

How does a hiring manager know about the six key areas of a person mentioned in the previous paragraph? To successfully hire, the process normally takes a lot of time including observation by the candidate of the position, being able to ask questions of the employees and completing assessments. The hiring manager needs to ask first-rate questions, talk to people that know the candidate, conduct a variety of interviews, review completed assessments, etc

If you have questions on leadership or career management, write me and I’d be glad to answer them in a future blog.

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