The "Perfect" Candidate is a Bad Investment
- hongminglau8
- Dec 30, 2025
- 1 min read
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 versions - your choice, your journey.
🎧 Spotify (English)→ https://open.spotify.com/episode/3dMj3UOrqtwHdVcBOeT0SE?si=3c279be0109e4c96
🎧 Spotify (Cantonese) → https://open.spotify.com/episode/58VA6AzhFVwddbVlvDR0M4?si=b45b0488191b4b06
🎥 YouTube → https://youtu.be/rowV1Ggnd_Y
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