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How to Spot Red Flags to Avoid Bad Hires in Construction

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The cost of a bad hire is estimated to be around 30% of the individual’s first year’s salary, not to mention the headaches for you and your team! Many red flags in the hiring process are easy to miss, very subtle, and hard to identify. In this session, you’ll learn how to spot the obvious and the not-so-obvious clues that will save you time, money, and hassle, and learn best practices you can incorporate to improve your hiring process.

After this session, you will be able to:

  • Recognize the most common red flags of potential bad hires
  • Recognize the value of pre-employment assessments and how to use them
  • Interpret how word choice and other subtle behavior patterns can have important meaning
  • Identify best practices for your hiring process to help prevent bad hires

Level & Prerequisites
This program is an online self-study course that was developed for construction financial professionals with 0-3 years of experience in construction finance. No prerequisites or advanced preparation is required.

CPE Information
Earn .5 CPE credits in the field of Personnel/Human Resources upon successfully completing this course and achieving at least 70% on the final exam.

CCIFP Information
Earn .5 CCIFP Professional Development credits which can be applied to either the General or Construction Knowledge category.

CPE Note
Please note, How to Spot Red Flags to Avoid Bad Hires in Construction was reformatted from a previous session from CFMA’s 2024 Annual Conference and learners are only authorized to claim CPEs for this course once.

Course Length
The estimated time to complete the course and final exam is approximately 50 minutes, depending on the pace of the learner.

Who should take this course?

  • Business Owners
  • CFOs
  • Construction Financial Professionals
  • Contractors
  • Controllers
  • CPAs
  • Professional Advisors
  • Risk Managers
  • Subcontractors

Contributing Developers

  • Kathy Cole, President, DK Cole
  • Daniel Field, Director, DK Cole

CFMA Colleague Discount
If you are a CFMA member and would like to enroll someone at your company in this course who is not a CFMA member, please contact CFMA at education@cfma.org for more information.

CFMA Group Discount
If you are interested in registering a group of individuals at your company, please contact CFMA at education@cfma.org for more information.