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Most Companies Hire Wrong And Pay For It Twice

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Each Monday: one uncomfortable truth, one specific takeaway.

Issue 01

Recruitment agencies are order-takers wearing consulting clothes

They fill seats, not strategy. Before you sign another retainer, understand exactly what you are paying for and why most agencies have no incentive to make you self-sufficient.

Issue 02

Your hiring process is broken because you outsourced the thinking

The vendor model created dependency. Hiring leaders who build internal capability, without cutting agency budgets entirely, consistently outperform those who do not.

Issue 03

You are probably hiring for skills and promoting for loyalty

The mismatch that costs companies their best people. Most managers cannot tell the difference between someone who performs well in interview and someone who will actually deliver.

Donovan

Donovan

Ten years in talent acquisition across agency and in-house roles. Placed hundreds of candidates across Asia. Now writing the newsletter I wished existed when I was starting out: no vendor agenda, no sponsored content, just honest takes from someone who has sat on both sides of the table.

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