- Employ junior team members. - Limited info about their abilities. - IQ is a poor prediction of job performance. - Interviews have 12% prediction of success.

- Takes time for the employee to become productive. - Takes time for the employer to realise the employee is not   suitable.

- Salary   - Recruitment   - Office Space   - Equipment   - Training   - Loss of Productivity   - The cost of a bad hire is far greater than salary only.

- Uncertainty of the growth and future   development of the employee. - What and where is the best place for   the employee in the organisation?

- Do you wait for a resignation   from the employee? - Terrible thing to do to the   organisation and detrimental to   team morale.