You failed to hire the talent you wanted.
Here are some super common reasons why:
✔️ Your hiring process is too slow.
✔️ Your communication with the candidate was terrible, and you scared them off.
✔️ You tried to hire "by committee," insisting everyone on your team agree and love the candidate.
✔️ You made them take three surveys and complete four projects or proposals.
✔️ You relied too heavily on an outdated personality or cognitive assessment from the 1980s, letting a specific score drive a bad decision.
✔️ You argued over $10K or less during compensation negotiations.
✔️ You nitpicked over two weeks of vacation versus three.
✔️ You lacked even minimal flexibility with hybrid or remote work options.
✔️ You passed on them because they lacked a skillset that could be easily taught, outsourced, or even assisted by AI—if you'd embrace it.
✔️ You thought they were too young.
✔️ You thought they were too old.
Meanwhile, that talented individual now works for someone else.
Okay, I’m done now. 😊