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Do you want to discover some of the mistakes companies have made in selecting top management staff through Executive Search projects or from Assessment or Development Centres?

Mistakes

Mistake 1:	The company accepts candidates who are far too highly qualified for the position under offer
Mistake 2:	How to deter a good consulting company
Mistake 3:	A Company invests in Finding a new manager, but neglects his implementation, or does not ensure he is successfully “landed” in the company, and just before starting he is won over by a more aggressive and FINANCIALLY healthier competitor
Mistake 4:	Managers select subordinates OF LOWER ABILITY THAN THeir own
Mistake 5:	An assessment centre cannot compare completely different functions
Mistake 6:	An assessment centre is carried out simply for the form, to say "We did it"
Mistake 7:	The choice of location can influence the results of an assessment centre
Mistake 8:	The "ideal" candidate
Mistake 9:	The wrong choice of interview location or time can disourage good candidates
Mistake 10:	Disappointment = expectation2 - First mistake
Mistake 11:	Disappointment = expectation2 - Second mistake
Mistake 12:	Disappointment = expectation2 - Third mistake
Mistake 13:	Disappointment = expectation2 - Fourth mistake
Mistake 14:	Leave the choice of managing director to the experts I
Mistake 15:	Leave the choice of managing director to the experts II
Mistake 16:	Your future employee is selected by his/her future colleague/rival
Mistake 17:	Do you train up a novice, or employ someone with experience from the very beginning?
Mistake 18:	Restructuring is organised by people who don´t really want to change anything
Mistake 19:	The main task of salespeople is to sell, technical expertise is a secondary consideration
Mistake 20:	Duplicity in the selection process produces high levels of wastage
Mistake 21:	Salary scales deter talent
Mistake 22:	"Puppet Management"
Mistake 23:	We are looking for a change agent
Mistake 24:	We're looking for someone completely different
Mistake 25:	Candidates from several sources, or giving the same order to several companies
Mistake 26:	Replacing an inexperienced talented employee with a hardworking idiot
Mistake 27:	I won't be buying a pig in a poke, I've known him for years
Mistake 28:	A soft landing for new employees in a new job
Mistake 29:	There are three types of Hollywood director
Mistake 30:	A camel is a horse designed by a team
Mistake 31:	What are they actually paying me for?