In this economy, many employers are filling positions with highly qualified applicants who possess the exact experience needed to do the job. It is truly a buyer’s market.
However, employers thinking about the long term (yes, we all believe the economy will turn sooner or later) should consider the applicants who have more to offer. Because it is a buyer’s market, now is the time to load up the bench. Take a look at the applicants with broader work experience and greater depth. Add a bit of wisdom to the workforce within your company. Instead of screening out those that do not check all ten boxes, ask your HR department to bring you some candidates with fresh view points. Perhaps you could use an infusion of thinking from outside your industry or perhaps a generalist would be able to bridge the gaps among departments.
Do you really need clones in every department? Should your sales reps have nothing but “sales” in their backgrounds? Do all of your programmers know everything about software and nothing about business? Has you legal staff done nothing since law school but offer opinions? Do your construction folks have any idea what makes a business profitable?
Now is the time to build strength while your competition frets about survival. Some strategically placed generalists who have experience and expertise in multiple areas may be just what you need to leave the competition in the dust.
It may be legal, but is it right?
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