I’ve long been an advocate for Hiring for Attitude. Some people like this concept and others don’t: those who don’t still believe that hiring for skills and experience is better. But, skills can be taught; attitude can’t: people either have a good attitude or they don’t. The discussion often leads to what kind of attitude is best: while different companies can have different answers, I think that being optimistic is one of the best (and it can be measured). If employees are optimistic, they believe in making the most of the challenges and opportunities that come their way: they’re more apt to come to work, care a lot, try hard, and work well with others. Those are some of the attributes of an optimistic person, and a strong attitude about optimism generally means a strong character in general. Isn’t that what you want in the people you work with? The moral of this story: hire for attitude and reap the benefits of good character today.
Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955): German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics
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