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\"\"<\/a>\u201cexperience\u201d can be overrated.
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by ed mendlowitz<\/i>
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101 questions and answers: managing an accounting practice, the complete 2-volume set<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

q: <\/strong>we were looking for an additional experienced person and hired someone with five years\u2019 experience.<\/strong><\/p>\n

but she said she couldn\u2019t start until january 3rd. she said she had work she had to finish up. two days before christmas she called to tell me her firm made her a \u201cbetter\u201d offer and she decided to stay there.<\/strong><\/p>\n

it now appears that we will be entering our busy season short a person. this seems to happen a lot. what do you suggest?<\/strong><\/p>\n

a:<\/strong> you have a common problem. you also \u201cinvest\u201d too much in looking for an experienced person where your chance of getting someone suitable is not good.<\/p>\n

first of all, you are hiring someone of questionable ability. you will only know what they can do after they are working for you a while.<\/p>\n

second, you are hiring someone who was not happy where they were. what makes you think they will be happy with you?<\/p>\n

maybe they were unhappy because:<\/h5>\n
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  1. they felt they were not progressing <\/strong>as well as they should or weren\u2019t given opportunities to grow and develop further.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    if that is the case, why are you hiring them at either the level they were at or a higher level? chances are they didn\u2019t learn everything they should have for that level \u2013 that\u2019s what they told you. aren\u2019t you listening?<\/p>\n

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    1. they weren\u2019t permitted to <\/strong>specialize or become an expert and take the cpe they needed to. see previous bullet point.<\/li>\n
    2. they weren\u2019t adequately compensated.<\/strong> that is possible, but how long did it take them to realize that and leave? and if they waited a while, how much enthusiasm did they bring to their job? and if they started looking to leave right away, what makes you think their boss did not anticipate this and decide they did not want that person?<\/li>\n
    3. you might be hiring an unhappy person.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      danger signals:<\/p>\n