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The "Perfect" Candidate is a Bad Investment
English with subtitle Cantonese with subtitle Are you hiring for history or trajectory? 📉 Most hiring managers hunt for the "Unicorn"—the candidate who is a 100% match on day one. It feels safe. It feels like "de-risking." But in this episode, our career coach and headhunter Hong Ming Lau, ACC argues that hiring for 100% certainty is the fastest way to kill your retention rates. Watch/ Listen the full episode to learn why the "perfect" candidate might be your worst investm
hongminglau8
Dec 31, 20251 min read


The "Perfect" Candidate is a Bad Investment
Are you hiring for history or trajectory? 📉 Most hiring managers hunt for the "Unicorn"—the candidate who is a 100% match on day one. It feels safe. It feels like "de-risking." But in this episode, our career coach and headhunter Hong Ming Lau, ACC argues that hiring for 100% certainty is the fastest way to kill your retention rates. Watch/ Listen the full episode to learn why the "perfect" candidate might be your worst investment. 🎙️ Listen to English or Cantonese versio
hongminglau8
Dec 30, 20251 min read
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