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The real cost of a bad hire (it's more than you think)
📄 Full research article: https://www.keca.co.uk/articles/the-bad-apple-effect
Stop hiring toxic employees to save your business thousands.
A Harvard Business School study proves that avoiding a bad hire is 2.5 times more valuable than finding a top performer. We break down the real financial impact of recruitment errors and how you can spot red flags before making an offer.
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avoiding one bad hire is worth more than landing a superstar. Harvard Business School analyzed over 50,000 employees. Avoiding one toxic hire saved roughly $12,500 in preventive turnover. Hiring a top 1% performer added about $5,300 in value. Avoiding the bad apple was worth 2 and 1.5 times more. One UK charity found out what happens when nobody does.
Sign this absence up 8,000%. 86% of staff gone within two years. The cost isn't reputational. It's on the balance sheet.