Policy is one. Why hiring mistakes keep repeating is because a pre-set amount of policies has been set, and people are following it too closely.

My opinion, what matters most is not the qualification, but more of the values which a job applicant has. Yes, experience does matter, but it is just to speed up the learning curve. But, one step back, learning a job too fast makes it boring and routine. Of course, efficiency is key. Hence, I emphasize on the need for the development of “values”, because values bring people further in their job.

And of course, job applicants make up a huge bulk of the 1/3 desperate-for-jobs. Most of the great employees are being well retained in other organizations, and they know that they are good. Sometimes, they may look for other opportunities, but they often ain’t desperate enough to go jobless before finding another job.

Dexter, Singapore