Bringing in the right human resources can make or break the success of an organization. Making good hiring choices increases productivity, and improves a company’s bottom line. Making poor hiring choices can lead to costly mistakes, high turnover, and a damaged professional reputation.  With such high stakes, is it surprising that so many organizations continue to make hiring decisions based on informal interviews and “gut feelings.” Using objective data points in the hiring process has been proven to help companies make better hiring decisions (Schmidt and Hunter, 1998). Here we discuss six ways you can incorporate data to improve your hiring