What’s a red flag about a company that you might not immediately recognize as a red flag?
5 crowdsourced takes that might help you hire
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While trolling Reddit last week, I saw an employment thread that went viral (here).
It had its fair share of common gripes we’ve all heard on LinkedIn ad nauseam. No salary in job ads, “work hard play hard” culture, etc.
But there were a few takes that fly under the radar. And could be helpful as you’re hiring or working on your retention strategy:
👉Very old company. Very young staff.
Less about ageism, more about “where did everyone go?”
If you’re not new and you have tenured people at the top, junior people everywhere else…there’s usually a reason for that. No career growth. Or an awful environment.
But there is an option 3: you overly feature younger employees in the interview process.
It’s NOT the attractor for junior hires you think it is.
👉Rock stars, ninjas and other tired af language.
Man, I remember the mid-2000s. Britney. Nelly. Movies that weren’t Marvel. What a time.
Don’t get me wrong, I love dated pop culture references. But if you’re still using slang from 20 years ago to describe your hiring profile, people will wonder what else is behind the times.
(Side: are people still saying ‘af’? Maybe I need to take my own advice here.)
👉The quality of the toilet paper
Or the laptops. Or the benefits.
There’s a difference between frugal and cheap. And employees are usually the first to pick up on it.
👉Execs with a lot of toys
There’s nothing wrong with spending your money. But there is something wrong with making sure your team knows about it.
No one wants to work for an Instagram influencer.
👉Lots of backfills. No urgency to fill them.
I’m aware of how hard hiring is. But your employees know if the work isn’t getting done, it fall on their plate.
And after a while, that workload becomes permanent.
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