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Most hiring decisions feel right at the point they’re made. The CV stacks up. The interview is smooth. References confirm what you already want to believe. On paper, everything looks sound. And yet months later, sometimes much later, it becomes clear the hire isn’t delivering what the business truly needs. By that stage, the cost is no longer theoretical. A failed hire typically costs between two and three-and-a-half times salary, depending on how long it takes to recognise the issue. That figure includes lost productivity, disruption to teams, re-hiring costs and the opportunity cost of momentum lost while the role underperforms