7 of the Best Questions to Screen for Toxic Employees in the Interview
Source: Spark Hire | Author: Josh Tolan
From the article:
You hire a candidate who seems perfect on paper and who seemed friendly in the interview. But after a few weeks on the job, they’re not working out. They don’t work well with the team, they gossip, and are arrogant. They’re a toxic employee, and they’re poisoning your team.
Hiring a toxic employee is more costly than you think. A study conducted by Cornerstone OnDemand found that good employees are 54 percent more likely to quit when they work with a toxic employee. Considering that toxic employees can cost you some of your best workers, the study estimated that hiring a single toxic employee costs about $12,800, compared with the average hiring cost of $4,000.
