Uncertain About Hiring, Some Companies Try ‘Test Drives’

Hiring and retaining employees is a struggle for all sorts of companies, but at smaller ones the stakes can be especially high.

"One bad seed can really have an impact on your culture," said Mona Bijoor, founder and chief executive of Joor, a company based in New York that created a wholesale marketplace to connect retailers and brands.

Trouble is, the traditional hiring process — résumés, interviews, references — offers only a cursory view of job candidates, she said, particularly those who are early in their careers. Add to this the fast pace, the long hours and the highs and lows of a start-up or a small business, and high turnover seems inevitable.

"For every three hires, only one was working out," Ms. Bijoor said of her company’s first couple of years.

By SARAH MAX

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