You are currently browsing comments. If you would like to return to the full story, you can read the full entry here: “Please do – Hire for Attitude, Train for Skill”.
Comments
Trackbacks
-
[...] Hire For Attitude; Train for Skill [...]
Illuminate your Career
If the individual is only missing skills, then I would agree that attitude is more important. However, individuals must have a certain level of knowledge to be successful in the position. No amount of positive attitude can compensate for the lack of knowledge and training would be time-consuming. Therefore, minimal standards for knowledge are required. If a candidate is missing a skill but has the best personality, then there is no reason not to hire him/her. Drive and determination overpowers all skills!
Ian so agree with you, in fact edited my post to add more thoughts in this direction. I agree to a 70 -30 mix of attitude and skills of course you’ll have to tip the scales here and there to find the perfect match but the problem is how can you identify your ideal employee when the first stage or cycle of review is through your resume and most of them are being scanned for the right keywords!
I find LinkedIn profiles much much more worthwhile than any resume or job board submissions.
Thanks for stopping by I appreciate your sincere comment!
I agree completely. I work and half the people at work do not agree with our policies. And they complain and start drama. But their resumes look good. Jeez. Part of the resume should be your outlook of jobs and how you work. I can’t stand drama and that’s all my work place is. Please get these people out of the workplace. A professionalism class should be required for every job, in my opinion.
That’s true I’ve heard so many employees talking about the unprofessional attitude even at managerial level – I completely endorse your idea of a professionalism class and that must be mandatory. Promotions by skills only does not make an employee a key player of the company there is certainly much more to it!
I think we have to admit they way most companies hire now isn’t working. I think most hiring managers would admit that if they could. And I see an increasing trend towards those with perfect/impressive resumes more often ending up a bad fit. It’s an odd correlation, and I can’t say why it’s happening, but I’ve noticed it.
I think it would be fun to redesign what we think a resume SHOULD look like and start circulating it around. Could be really interesting.
Thanks for pointing me in this direction!
Thanks Jen for your thoughts on this post.
I am also of the thought that perhaps more companies should work towards adding creativity in hiring process. I do see that in Google at times.. and some other companies as pointed out in the HBR article, it takes some efforts but it is worth it in the long run. Great companies and products are the result of great employees and a sound leadership. It’s time to strive hard to hire “valuable employees” not “workers” – automation must take care of just ‘work’!
“Any one can learn anything in this world ..if he got the right attitudeeeeeeee
”