Stop! Before Hiring Your Friend Consider These 5 Things

Hiring a friend can be tempting, especially if you have an opening and their skills fit perfectly. But should you? When we have insight into a prospective employee’s character, integrity and work ethic it can be easy to convince ourselves they would make a great employee too. And they might. But they also might not. Consider these 5 critical issues before saying the important words, “You’re hired!” Because one day you don’t want to have to deliver the message, “You’re fired!”