Breaking up with your gut Instinct

It's well researched. The #1 way hiring managers make hiring decisions is by "gut feel".

Statistically, gut feel is as wrong as often as it's right. If you really want to improve your hiring, you will need data...people data.

It's time to break up with your gut instinct.

Dear Gut,

We've had a long relationship, you and I. You've always been charmingly confident, spontaneously decisive, and incredibly persuasive - especially with hiring decisions. I remember fondly all those moments you whispered, "Trust me, they're perfect!"

But let's face facts: your batting average is lousy. Yes, you nailed it a few times - but even a broken clock is right twice a day. Remember the "great" salesperson who couldn't sell water in a desert, or the "detail-oriented" accountant who lost track of decimal points? Those were your finest moments, Gut.

The truth is, Gut, your instincts have cost me more in turnover, headaches, and awkward performance reviews than I care to admit publicly (though I suspect everyone already knows). Your reliance on vague feelings and guesswork has turned hiring into a carnival game: exciting, unpredictable, and ultimately rigged.

I need objectivity. I need data. I need measurable behaviors - things you never gave me. So I'm breaking up with you. Don't get me wrong; we'll still hang out at dinner parties, casinos, and when picking fantasy football teams. But for hiring? No more guessing, no more hoping.

I'm moving on to someone more reliable, Gut…Hire Capacity. Sure, they might lack your spontaneous charm, but they actually deliver consistent results, save me from awkward firings, and reduce those "What was I thinking?" moments you've provided so generously.

Thanks for the memories, Gut. We had some fun - but my hiring deserves better.

It's not me; it's definitely you.

Warmest regards.

www.hirecapacity.com