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mis-hire

mis-hire noun: the act of mishiring. Also the alternative form of mishire.

Noun

mis-hire (plural mis-hires)

  1. The act of mishiring.
    • We have estimated that the dollar cost of a mis-hire of a secretary in our firm is more than $17,000.1992, Pat MacMillan, Hiring Excellence: Six Steps to Making Good People Decisions, page 26
    • If it's been more than six months since the mis-hire, there's apt to be a repeated recruiter cost.2001, Don Andersson, Hire for Fit: Select the Right Executive for Your Organization, page 30
  2. The person who was mishired.
    • If a new employee quickly becomes an obvious mis-hire, that person should be let go while keeping to the letter of the laws on hiring and firing.1989, Linda W. Case, Remodelers Business Basics, page 37
    • Even a handful of mis-hires or dishonest employees can create financial disaster through theft, high turnover or Workers' Compensation fraud.1993, Management Review, page 27

Also used as

mis-hire is also the alternative form of mishire.

Examples of mis-hire in a sentence

  • The cost to you and the organization of churning through a mis-hire is very high; so too is the cost to the person who is hired and then let go.2012, David Feinleib, Why Startups Fail: And How Yours Can Succeed, page 37:
  • Another fifth of the salespeople are constantly battling personal problems, such as divorces, legal problems, chemical dependency; some are lazy, and many are simply mis-hires.2005, Dave Yoho, Have a Great Year Every Year, page 124:

Forms of mis-hire

Noun
pluralmis-hires
Verb
third-person singular presentmis-hires
present participlemis-hiring
past participlemis-hired
pastmis-hired

Questions about mis-hire

What does mis-hire mean?
Mis-hire means the act of mishiring.
How do you use mis-hire in a sentence?
The cost to you and the organization of churning through a mis-hire is very high; so too is the cost to the person who is hired and then let go.
What part of speech is mis-hire?
Mis-hire is a noun.
What is the plural of mis-hire?
The plural of mis-hire is mis-hires.

Words near mis-hire in the dictionary

  1. mis-association
  2. mis-associations
  3. MIS-C
  4. mis-dealer
  5. mis-dealers
  6. mis-hire
  7. mis-hired
  8. mis-hires
  9. mis-hiring
  10. mis-histories
  11. mis-history

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