You are correct. We hire too fast just to fill the job. Now, let me ask you and your classmates what the logic is behind hiring someone less qualified than you need just to fill the job. In the long run, how smart is that? Back in my TQM days, we'd say "if you don't have time to do it right the first time, when will you have time to do it over?"I have no sympathy for anybody who hires just to check the task off a list. Unqualified people take longer to train, are less satisfied with the work and the employer, and are more likely to fail or quit.So tell me, class, what is the point of just getting a warm body? Overcoming The 'Hire A Warm Body' Mentality (forbes.com)