The next time you conduct a job interview, keep in mind this startling — and sobering — statistic from a recent U.S. Labor Department survey: About half of all employees quit within their first six months on the job. Moreover, about two million Americans a month are leaving their jobs, even with unemployment hovering near 8 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The reasons are complex, but best-selling author and corporate consultant Beverly Flaxington (www.the-collaborative.com) believes the typical questions posed to job candidates contribute largely to the problem. In short, you’re too often hiring the proverbial round pegs
