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Hiring the wrong person can do more than just waste time—it can disrupt your team, slow down operations, take important people away from their work and costing you money especially in a time sensitive fast-paced industries like logistics, manufacturing, and FMCG, one bad hire can throw everything off track.

At NPR Recruit, we know what RIGHT looks like—and what doesn’t. In this blog, we’ll help you identify some of the most common recruitment red flags, share expert insight into what to watch out for, and show you how our process ensures only the best candidates make it to your shortlist.

Common Red Flags That Employers Often Overlook

🚩 Vague or Overly Polished CVs
If a CV sounds too good to be true—or doesn’t provide solid, specific information about duties, achievements, qualifications or timelines (Dig Deeper).

A great candidate should clearly demonstrate what they’ve done, with who, why and how well.

🚩 Frequent Job-Hopping Without Reason
While moving between roles isn’t always a bad sign, a consistent pattern of short stints could point to a lack of commitment, just wanted a job or poor performance, at NPR are processes are in-depth, always asking for context to separate genuine career progression from instability.

🚩 Gaps Without Explanation
Life happens—redundancy, family responsibilities, or retraining are all valid reasons for career gaps. But if a candidate can’t explain large time gaps, it could indicate something they’re trying to hide.

🚩 Poor Communication or Lack of Engagement
If a candidate is slow to reply, vague in interviews, or doesn’t ask questions about the role, they may lack genuine interest—or reliability. That’s why we test for attitude and motivation, not just qualifications.

🚩 Unrealistic Expectations
If someone is applying for a junior role but expects senior-level salary, flexibility, or rapid promotions without evidence of the ability to deliver—it may not be the right fit for your team or culture.

The Risk of Ignoring the Red Flags

Hiring someone who isn’t the right fit can have a domino effect:
🔸 Team morale drops as others pick up the slack
🔸 Deadlines are missed, costing time and revenue
🔸 You go back to square one, wasting recruitment costs and onboarding time

For roles like shift leaders, control engineers, or maintenance site managers, these risks are even greater—because these are the people who keep your operations moving.

How NPR Recruit Helps You Avoid Hiring Mistakes

✅ In-Depth Screening
We don’t just match CVs to job specs—we interview, assess, and reference-check every candidate before you ever meet them. If we’re not confident in them, we won’t put them forward.

✅ Attitude-Focused Hiring
Skills can be trained—but work ethic, reliability, and drive can’t. We evaluate soft skills and mindset to ensure candidates are a long-term asset, not just a quick fix.

✅ Tailored Vetting for Each Industry
We understand what’s required in FMCG, logistics, distribution, catering equipment, and engineering—and we know what red flags matter in each of those spaces.

✅ Temp-to-Perm Options
If you want peace of mind, we offer temp-to-perm hiring so you can see how a candidate performs in the real world before committing fully.

👉 Looking for people you can count on? Fill out our contact form today, and let us help you find the right fit—first time around.