Aspirational Hiring: Why Your Future-Perfect Hire Is Failing Right Now

Too many organisations hire for the future instead of the present.

They write job specs for the company they want to become, not the one they actually are.

It sounds great on paper: “lead transformation,” “shape the future,” “drive strategy.”

But when the new hire walks in, they find chaos.

Broken systems.

Tactical firefighting.

No space for strategy.

And six months later, they leave.

That’s aspirational hiring, and it’s costing businesses time, money, and credibility.

We’re pleased to share a new white paper, Aspirational Hiring: Why Your Future-Perfect Hire Is Failing Right Now, written by Kenneth Pennington of It’s Just a Fish and Paul Withers of The HR Guys.

The paper brings together legal, diagnostic, and recruitment expertise to show why aspirational hiring happens and how to stop it.

You’ll learn:

• How to assess your organisation’s real current state, not the imagined one.

• How to decide whether to Build, Buy, or Borrow talent.

• How to write honest job descriptions that attract people who’ll stay.

• How to avoid legal risk when roles evolve.

• How to work with recruitment partners to hire strategically, not aspirationally.

This isn’t theory.

It’s twenty years of recruitment experience and employment law expertise turned into practical tools you can use today.

If you’ve ever had a senior hire leave within six months, if you’re hiring during change, or if you’re unsure whether to hire permanent or interim, this is for you.

Download the full white paper:

Aspirational Hiring: Why Your Future-Perfect Hire Is Failing Right Now