Failure to look
beyond industry borders
Failure to look beyond industry borders. If you're in a fast-growing
industry, many of the very best people have either started businesses themselves
or gotten tied up with long-term contracts. Further, if your industry tends to
recruit from within, the same group of non-superstars may be cycled
company-to-company.
Farsighted employers will look beyond the borders of their industry to locate
candidates with complementary experience in other industries. Different
perspectives bring fresh solutions. And by hiring people whose background is
consistent with your future plans, you'll have a better shot at becoming an
industry pacesetter.
