Every President and CEO of a corporation (with the exception of the founders and their descendants), one day sat on that chair, in front of you, and a Recruiter just like yourself decided that he/she was a good hire.

If that Recruiter missed on that Candidate, it is very likely that the Corporation would be very different today (hey, you may not even have a job there!).

As critical as it is to keep inadequate employees away, a much more critical step is to recognize people with high potential, and not reject them without valid reasons against tested methodologies to establish, recognize and implement them.

Discarding people based on prejudice, profile, whim, ‘having a bad day’, rushed decision, instinct alone, rumors or by trying to favor somebody else chosen by any form of cronyism, is a fatal mistake with incalculable repercussions forever. That serious.

So take your time in hiring, making sure you bring good people to the team, but take even longer in rejecting.