Are You Winning the Hiring Olympics?

This year, nearly 3,000 athletes are gathered in Sochi, Russia to compete in the Winter Olympic Games, demonstrating the guts and determination that may ultimately spell glory for their countries

Team-building in any sense is no easy task; much like putting together a great Olympic team requires painstakingly recruiting the most talented and driven athletes, acquiring and engaging the right employees to build a successful business or startup is no walk in the park.

The repercussions of hiring the wrong talent — especially on a small, elite team — can be extremely serious. No one wants to trail behind in the Olympic medal rankings due to a poorly chosen seed; in a similar way, a bad hire can set a company back $50,000 or more. (That’s a lot of gold.) Read more...