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The Person You Just Hired May Be After Your Job

Most Employees Believe They Can Outperform Their Bosses

Two-thirds of executives also say they would like to replace their bosses one day, according to a new survey.

From: Inc.com Tamara Schweitzer


Is life easier in the corner office? Most employees seem to think so.Seventy-three percent of executive-level employees believe they would do a better job than their current boss, according to a new survey.The executive quiz, conducted by Korn/Ferry, a Los Angeles-based talent-management firm, also found that more than two-thirds of respondents would like to one day takeover their bosses’ jobs. Korn/Ferry surveyed 2,996 executives, though not all participants responded to every question.

“We’ve all been there,” said Joe Griesedieck, vice chairman of Korn/Ferry International. “We look at our boss and think we can do that.”

However, Griesedieck said employees should also be careful what they wish for. “We’re in a day where it’s tougher to be the CEO,” he said. “People who aren’t in the pressure cooker always view the job more highly.”

While a majority of executives admitted they would like to be at the top of the ladder, few indicated that they were actually dissatisfied with their boss. In fact, 42 percent of respondents rated their boss’s performance as either “excellent” or “above average,” while an additional 23 percent rated their boss as “average.” Only 11 percent of respondents rated their boss’s performance as “poor.”

Whether or not respondents trusted their boss also did not correlate. The survey found that 66 percent of executives trust their boss, compared to just 34 percent who said they do not.

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Corra has often heard managers and executives worry if the person they hired won’t be eating them for lunch somewhere down the line. Let’s face it, you want to hire someone who is qualified, efficient and who has good credentials, but then isn’t that same person a threat to you, as well?

the thing is, if you don’t hire a skilled and qualified person then that candidate’s incompetence can rub off on you and make you look bad. Ah, life and all its dilemmas. What to do?

Well, first off you need to run a background check to see if the candidate is even worth hiring. If you discover that they reported their education verification searches to be inaccurate, that is they said they had a degree when in fact they don’t, then prevailing wisdom says don’t hire them. Candidates who lie here will lie elsewhere. Liars are duplicitous, and people who practice duplicity will probably sneak behind your back and attempt to take your job.

The Motor Vehicle Report can tell you more than how well they drive. It can inform you about certain behavior habits, including substance abuse. The credit report will also help tell you whether they are reliable or not.

Background searches will assist you in determining your candidate’s quality and your own future well being. But nothing but your instincts will predict whether or not they are after your job. Just the same, interview them carefully. And check them out before you hire.

By Gordon Basichis

Gordon Basichis is the Co-Founder of Corra Group, specializing in pre-employment background checks and corporate research. He has been a marketing and media executive and has worked in the entertainment industry, the financial, health care and technology sectors. He is the author of the best selling Beautiful Bad Girl, The Vicki Morgan Story, a non-fiction novel that helped define exotic sexuality in the late twentieth century. He is the author of the Constant Travellers and has recently completed a new book, The Guys Who Spied for China, dealing with Chinese Espionage in the United States. He has been a journalist for several newspapers and is a screenwriter and producer.