Many recruiters have experienced presenting a high quality candidate to an employer only to watch the employer blow their chance at snagging the prize.  Below are three major reasons why employers make bad hiring decisions and some suggestions on how recruiters can help them avoid these mistakes.

 Many employers use their job descriptions in a very rigid way, excluding many quality candidates who may not have certain direct experience but who may have transferrable skills.  Recruiters should remind employers that job descriptions should be used as a guide not a rigid rule. Excluding candidates with indirect work experience could cause them to lose out on a good hire.

Many employers grab the attention of high quality candidates only to drag their feet in the hiring process.  Recruiters should remind employers that high quality candidates are often in high demand and that hiring delays could end in a loss for the employer.

All of the interviewers are not on the “same page.”  Oftentimes companies who conduct panel interview suffer from having interviewers who understand the job very differently.  Recruiters should remind the employer that it is important that the interviewer panel present a cohesive vision of what the job will entail.