Hiring Horror: Unheard Stories Based On Real Incidents

Hiring is about so much more than acquiring talent it is about learning human behaviour discerning capability and assessing a large number of checkpoints in a small amount of time.It's a lesser-known fact that hiring manpower can teach us several realities of life. Though widely proclaimed as a critical function by leadership the recruitment activity does not get its share of recognition in the system even today.The book is a compilation of 17 real-time incidents that occurred during hiring activities in various parts of India and each story has a takeaway a lesson to teach in the event that you are involved in any stage of hiring talent for your organisation.For the general reader this book could be an eye-opener into a very layered process and could help one understand different shades of human behaviour. It could also be resourceful for a corporate leader to understand how a situation could turn nasty when the hiring system fails or when there is a bad hire on- board. About the Author Sukesh Koka is an HR professional with almost two decades of experience in hiring manpower from various countires across the globe. With a commendable track record of interviewing thousands of professionals in his career he is an expert in situational and behavioural descriptive interviewing techniques a mentor to several budding recruiters across the country and a coach to management students.Koka has a management degree from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies Mumbai and has been an invited speaker to several management colleges across India. He is certified by Carlton Advanced Institute of Management USA as a Recruitment Analyst and Thomas International UK for Personal Profile Analysis. Koka has published papers in national and international journals on talent management he is a Life Member of AIMA NHRD NIPM ISTD ISLE and an honorary member on the Advisory Board of “ICBM - School of Business Excellence” Hyderabad. He currently works for a multi-national company.