A few weeks ago, a growing tech company very close to us hired a senior profile to lead a new team in LatAm. The interview was brief, the onboarding rushed, and the CEO’s enthusiasm was high.

Three months later, the new leader was gone.
The reasons were not entirely clear: cultural differences, lack of alignment with the work style, poor fit with the team…
The truth is, the project stalled, the team lost motivation, and the company went back to square one. This isn’t an isolated story—it’s actually quite common.

❗ But the most serious part wasn’t the mistake itself. It was failing to realize how much it cost. We’re talking about cost not only in monetary terms, but also in time and the internal strain on the organization.

📊 Costs you don’t see… but you feel

According to a Gallup study, a bad hire can cost between 50% and 200% of the employee’s annual salary.

And that’s not just about money. It also impacts:

• Lost recruitment and training time
• Reduced team productivity
• Lower morale
• Loss of knowledge
• Damage to employer brand reputation

In LatAm, where startups and SMEs need to scale without margin for error, this can mean the difference between growth and stagnation.

📌 Harvard Business Review estimates that 80% of employee turnover is due to poor hiring decisions.

📌 In Latin America, ManpowerGroup reports that 73% of companies struggle to find the right talent.

👥 The solution? Think about HR talent—even if you don’t have an HR department.

Many companies in LatAm still believe that only large corporations can have dedicated Human Resources specialists. But that’s changing.

Today, you can work with HR professionals in a partial, strategic, and outsourced way.

And that can mean:

• More precise hiring processes
• Better cultural and fit assessments
• Reduced turnover and improved retention
• More human and effective onboarding
• Employer branding from day one

At PSRH, we integrate as partners, not just providers. And that’s a difference we’re proud of.

We work flexibly so your company has expert support—without adding structures it can’t (and doesn’t need to) sustain yet.

Because hiring right is not a luxury. It’s a business strategy.

Want us to review your current process or help you define a new one?
Write to us and let’s set up an express consultation.