Hire for Attitude, Train for Skills
By Nicholas Boothman
You can't build a great company without great people.
Plenty of organizations still hire for skills and experience, but more and more of them are realizing that the right attitude can make the difference between a star performer and a run of the mill employee.
As long as a person has the mental and physical capacity to get the job done then what he or she knows is less important than how they will behave.
The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior. When seeking out people with great attitudes, focus on how they reacted to situations in the past. Use the three magic words, “Tell me about…” .... (Mais...)
You can't build a great company without great people.
Plenty of organizations still hire for skills and experience, but more and more of them are realizing that the right attitude can make the difference between a star performer and a run of the mill employee.
As long as a person has the mental and physical capacity to get the job done then what he or she knows is less important than how they will behave.
The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior. When seeking out people with great attitudes, focus on how they reacted to situations in the past. Use the three magic words, “Tell me about…” .... (Mais...)
posted by Philippe Geyr at 10:12 AM
2 Comments:
Thank you for your wonderful site. Although I did not find admin jobs as a directmatch to your site, I did however enjoy the career advice from other posts.
Thanks again for being here!
Hey everyone! Cool site! The customer support seems good and the technology jobs are endless. Maybe I will have a better directmatch searching for human resources
since my keyword "customer care jobs" did not fit as intended.
Glad I found you! Keep on keepin on!
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