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Ten Rules To Hire Right -Part 1
Rule number one is clear and supremely counterintuitive: Don't ever, ever hire somebody just like yourself. Why is that so hard? Because from the beginning of time, executives have been unconsciously cloning themselves, stocking the shelves with vanilla young men from impressive schools. And what has happened to executives and companies that did that? As management guru David Whall observed, they often sink into the soft sand of irrelevance as the rough waters of current reality wash over them.
Here are the other nine:
2. Hire for Attitude Rather than Skill.
Teaching skills is a snap compared with doing attitude transplants. Among the qualities you'll want most is a fierce sense of optimism.
3. Look for Renegades.
In interviews, ask when the person has been in trouble. The obedient employee will be of limited use to you in this change-up environment.
4. Hold out for Results.
Never hire someone with good potential but questionable habits, thinking you can change him or her. As in choosing mates, what you see now is what you get forever.
5. Go for a Sense of Humor.
The potential hire who can't laugh easily, particularly at herself, is going to be a very dull and probably rigid employee.
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