The next time you conduct a job interview, keep in mind this startling – and sobering – statistic from a recent U.S. Labor Department survey: About half of all employees quit within their first six months on the job. Moreover, about 2 million Americans a month are leaving their jobs, even with employment hovering near 8 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The reasons are complex, but best-selling author and corporate consultant Beverly Flaxington believes the typical questions posed to job candidates contribute largely to the problem. In short, you’re too often hiring the proverbial round pegs to
