The Recruiter Was Working Hard. The Hiring Managers Were Getting Garbage.

The recruiter was drowning candidates in interviews - but few of them were getting hired.

I watched four hiring managers reject candidate after candidate.  Same complaints every time:

"Wrong culture fit."  "Doesn't have the technical skills."  "Won't work well with the team."

The recruiter wasn't lazy.  He was checking every box on his list, conducting phone screens, and sending notes.

He just didn't know what he was looking for.

Nobody had taught him how to assess culture fit.  How to really read a resume.  How to lead an interview.  How to evaluate whether a candidate would complement - or clash with  an existing team.

He was training himself.  It wasn’t fair to him, the candidates, the managers relying on him, or his employer. 

I became his hiring coach.

Within weeks, his recommendations improved dramatically.  More culture matches.  Better interviewing skills.  Less wasted time.

Also, the recruiter never mastered whether the company was a good fit for the candidate.  How to put himself in their shoes and evaluate fit from their perspective.

The lesson?  Recruiting titles don't equal hiring expertise.

Just because someone has "recruiting" in their title doesn't mean they know how to identify top performers, assess cultural alignment, or prevent costly mismatches.

Hire the Best coaching develops your leaders' ability to attract, assess, and add top players who advance your team - while avoiding the hiring mistakes that drain your resources and kill momentum.

Does your recruiting team know how to hire, or are they just checking boxes?