# The 55 Principles of Hiring Accuracy ## Research-based strategies, principles, and tips for hiring right. 55 evidence-based principles to help you hire more accurately — from setting up your process and removing bias, to measuring the right things, retaining the right people, and building a culture that performs. ### The Principles Tap any principle to read the full breakdown. - [Principle #1 People Create All Value](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/1-people-create-all-value/index.html) - [Principle #2 Every Person is Different](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/2-people-create-value-differently/index.html) - [Principle #3 Every Job is Different](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/3-no-two-jobs-are-the-same/index.html) - [Principle #4 To Hire is to Predict](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/4-to-hire-is-to-predict/index.html) - [Principle #5 Focus on the Hiring Trifecta](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/5-focus-on-the-hiring-trifecta/index.html) - [Principle #6 Before you Hire, Aim](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/6-before-you-hire-aim/index.html) - [Principle #7 To Hire Right, Be Transparent](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/7-to-hire-right-be-transparent/index.html) - [Principle #8 Know Your Hiring Recipe](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/8-know-your-hiring-recipe/index.html) - [Principle #9 Screen for Attributes, Not Resumes](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/9-screen-for-attributes-not-resumes/index.html) - [Principle #10 Hiring Accuracy Must Be Tracked](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/10-hiring-accuracy-must-be-tracked/index.html) - [Principle #11 Where There's People, There's Variability](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/11-where-theres-people-theres-variability/index.html) - [Principle #12 Where There's Variability, There's Opportunity](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/12-where-theres-variability-theres-opportunity/index.html) - [Principle #13 Treat Every Hire Like An Experiment](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/13-treat-every-hire-like-an-experiment/index.html) - [Principle #14 Human Bias Prevents Hiring Accuracy](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/14-human-bias-prevents-hiring-accuracy/index.html) - [Principle #15 The Best Way to Remove Bias is With Structure](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/1-the-best-way-to-remove-bias-is-with-structure/index.html) - [Principle #16 Don't Flip a Coin — Structure Your Interviews](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/16-dont-flip-a-coin-structure-your-interviews/index.html) - [Principle #17 Measure Critical Skills With Work Samples](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/17-measure-critical-skills-with-work-samples-0/index.html) - [Principle #18 Measure 'Hard to Measure' Traits in Multiple Ways](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/18-measure-hard-to-measure-traits-in-multiple-ways/index.html) - [Principle #19 Use References ('Backdoor' Where Possible)](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/19-use-references-including-backdoor-where-possible/index.html) - [Principle #20 Know Where References Help And Don't Help](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/20-know-where-references-help-and-dont-help/index.html) - [Principle #21 Hiring Right Is Knowing What To Measure And How](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/21-hiring-right-is-knowing-what-to-measure-and-how/index.html) - [Principle #22 Experience & Education Don't Predict Job Success](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/22-experience-and-education-dont-predict-job-success/index.html) - [Principle #23 To Know What To Measure, Know Where To Look](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/23-to-know-what-to-measure-know-where-to-look/index.html) - [Principle #24 To Hire Right, Use The Entire Toolkit](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/24-to-hire-right-use-the-entire-toolkit/index.html) - [Principle #25 With Hiring, You Choose Your Hard](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/25-with-hiring-you-choose-your-hard/index.html) - [Principle #26 An Ounce Of Prevention Is Worth A Pound Of Cure](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/26-an-ounce-of-prevention-is-worth-a-pound-of-cure/index.html) - [Principle #27 A Bad Hiring Process is Worse Than a Bad Hire](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/27-a-bad-hiring-process-is-worse-than-a-bad-hire/index.html) - [Principle #28 Don't Take A Hands-Off Approach To Culture](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/28-dont-take-a-hands-off-approach-to-culture/index.html) - [Principle #29 Define Your Culture Or Someone Else Will](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/29-define-your-culture-or-someone-else-will/index.html) - [Principle #30 Don't Try To Be Everything To Everyone](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/30-dont-try-to-be-everything-to-everyone/index.html) - [Principle #31 To Hire for Culture Fit, You Must Define It](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/31-to-hire-for-culture-fit-you-must-define-it/index.html) - [Principle #32 Culture Matters More Than You Think](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/32-culture-matters-more-than-you-think/index.html) - [Principle #33 People Are Amazing, People Are Horrible](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/33-people-are-awesome-people-are-horrible/index.html) - [Principle #34 Hiring Accuracy Matters More Than Efficiency](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/34-hiring-accuracy-matters-more-than-hiring-efficiency/index.html) - [Principle #35 Love Turnover? Make Sure You Do This.](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/35-love-turnover-make-sure-you-do-this/index.html) - [Principle #36 Your Turnover Costs More Than You Think](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/36-you-turnover-costs-more-than-you-think/index.html) - [Principle #37 Got Turnover? Don't Keep Pouring. Fix The Leak!](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/37-got-turnover-dont-keep-pouring-fix-the-leak/index.html) - [Principle #38 Turnover Is About Job Fit](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/38-turnover-is-about-job-fit/index.html) - [Principle #39 To Diagnose Your Turnover, Identify When It Occurs](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/39-to-diagnose-your-turnover-identify-when-its-occuring/index.html) - [Principle #40 Short Term Turnover Is A Hiring Problem](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/40-short-term-turnover-is-a-hiring-problem/index.html) - [Principle #41 Ego Is The Enemy Of Hiring Right](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/41-ego-is-the-enemy-of-hiring-right/index.html) - [Principle #42 View HR As A Cost Center? You're Doing It Wrong](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/42-if-you-view-hr-as-a-cost-center-youre-going-it-wrong/index.html) - [Principle #43 Your Comp Strategy Requires Hiring Accuracy](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/43-there-is-no-comp-strategy-without-hiring-accuracy/index.html) - [Principle #44 A Great Hire Creates 2-5X More Value (At Min.)](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/44-a-great-hire-creates-2.6x-more-value-at-minimum/index.html) - [Principle #45 Structure In Hiring Leads To Repeatable Results](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/45-structure-in-hiring-leads-to-repeatable-results/index.html) - [Principle #46 Structure In Hiring Leads To Fairness](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/46-structure-in-hiring-leads-to-fairness/index.html) - [Principle #47 Structure In Hiring Leads To Learning](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/47-structure-in-hiring-leads-to-learning/index.html) - [Principle #48 Structure In Hiring Leads To Your Not Getting Sued](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/48-structure-in-hiring-leads-to-your-not-getting-sued/index.html) - [Principle #49 Structure In Hiring Leads To Accountability](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/49-structure-in-hiring-leads-to-accountability/index.html) - [Principle #50 Not All Attributes Matter Equally For Job Success](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/50-not-all-attributes-matter-equally-for-job-success/index.html) - [Principle #51 Learn To Recognize The Symptoms Of Poor Hiring](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/51-learn-to-recognize-the-symptoms-of-poor-hiring/index.html) - [Principle #52 Your Training Is Only As Good As Your Hiring](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/52-your-training-is-only-as-good-as-your-hiring/index.html) - [Principle #53 No, You Can't Train Anyone To Be Anything](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/53-no-you-cant-train-anyone-to-be-anything/index.html) - [Principle #54 Past Performance Predicts The Future, Sometimes](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/54-past-performance-predicts-future-performance-sometimes/index.html) - [Principle #55 Ask Applicants To Do, Not Just 'What They've Done'](/content/the-100-principles-of-hiring-accuracy/55-ask-applicants-to-do-not-just-what-theyve-done/index.html) ### Want the next principle in your feed? 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