{"id":5,"date":"2025-04-02T05:48:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T05:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/sambezzant\/?p=5"},"modified":"2025-04-02T05:48:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T05:48:58","slug":"why-recruitment-and-selection-might-not-be-a-companys-most-important-function","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/sambezzant\/2025\/04\/02\/why-recruitment-and-selection-might-not-be-a-companys-most-important-function\/","title":{"rendered":"why recruitment and selection might not be a company\u2019s most important function"},"content":{"rendered":"<br \/>In the mini-lecture, the argument was made that hiring the right people is the most important decision a company makes. I don\u2019t fully disagree\u2014having helped open a mental health startup, I saw firsthand how hiring the wrong people created stress, turnover, and even safety issues. But playing devil\u2019s advocate, I can also see why some companies might prioritize other functions\u2014like marketing or product design\u2014especially early on.<br \/><br \/>For one, a brilliant product that solves a real problem or an unforgettable brand identity can create the momentum that later allows a company to attract top talent. In tech startups, it\u2019s common to see limited HR infrastructure in the beginning, with energy focused almost entirely on engineering or design. Even in healthcare, securing contracts and building clinical workflows often come before hiring a full HR team. In these cases, it\u2019s not that recruitment is unimportant\u2014it\u2019s just that other fires are burning hotter.<br \/><br \/>That said, underinvesting in recruitment and selection comes with real costs. Weak hires create ripple effects across teams, erode culture, and add to turnover. \u201cWho you hire makes or breaks you\u201d\u2014I\u2019ve lived that. The challenge, though, is that best practices in hiring are often hard to implement when you\u2019re strapped for time, cash, or both.<br \/><br \/>One solution is to build lean, evidence-based staffing processes from the start\u2014simple structured interviews and clear performance criteria go a long way. While recruitment might not always be the first focus, it should never fall too far behind. If you ignore it for too long, your company may end up designing great products no one\u2019s around to support.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the mini-lecture, the argument was made that hiring the right people is the most important decision a company makes. I don\u2019t fully disagree\u2014having helped open a mental health startup, I saw firsthand how hiring the wrong people created stress, turnover, and even safety issues. But playing devil\u2019s advocate, I can also see why some [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14795,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/sambezzant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/sambezzant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/sambezzant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/sambezzant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14795"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/sambezzant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/sambezzant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/sambezzant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5\/revisions\/6"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/sambezzant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/sambezzant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/sambezzant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}