According to a recent CareerBuilder survey, two-thirds of American businesses have faced lower productivity and reduced employee morale due to a bad hire.

Most unmotivated employees were great hires but they changed after they were hired due to poor management, unrealistic job expectations and/or unsatisfactory working conditions.

An applicant's response to obstacles is considered to be one of the best predictors of their future job performance and success.

Given enough time and hands-on interviewing experience, most interviewers will eventually learn how to correctly identify high achievers.

Excellent job skills means an applicant can do the job, however, it does not necessarily mean he or she will do it better than most everyone else.

Behavior-based interview questions can give interviewers a false sense of confidence that they are gathering quality applicant information when they aren't.

If you see signs or hear examples of an applicant taking initiative, it's a reliable indicator the applicant is self-motivated.

When it comes to tracking hiring effectiveness, which one of these do most organizations NOT track?

Research has determined that 'loving the work you do' plays a significant role in a person's motivation and ability to achieve superior results, yet few interviewers take this into consideration when making a hiring decision.

An applicant with great job skills will always out-perform a job applicant with lesser skill.