Five Questions You Must Answer Before Making Any Big Hire 1. How many and what type of references did you call? Did you talk to other people who worked with the hire about what type of individual he or she is? 2. Is this person likable (the reason you hired him or her) but lacks a significant skill set? 3. Did you conduct a background check to determine if there’s something in his or her past that might be a red flag? 4. Did you question anything iffy on his or her résumé; for instance, if the person was on sabbatical for two years, did you dig deeper to determine why? 5. Does the contract you
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