Comments on: Experience or Attitude: Who would you hire?

By: JO

JO — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 08:06:55 +0000

Of course attitude matters more than experience and that’s why any of the company has emerged and grown.
People with experience can turn to perform zero if the attitude is not there and if attitude is there anyone would perform.

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:48:01 +0000

I agree with Miki. What people are forgetting is that you are not hiring someone most of the time for just one project or assignment. In most cases, you want to hire someone with good attitude and aptitude to not only be a good team player but also come up to speed in a short time and learn the way the company operates.

Some people have tried to peg a round hole with a square object.

By: Miki

Miki — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:08:05 +0000

I have to disagree with Darlene when she said, “Attitude was a part of the discussion prior to making my final hiring decision, but never was it something I was looking at as criteria for hiring.”

Not having attitude as one of the three main hiring criteria is a leading cause of bad hires. Attitude is part and parcel of cultural fit and cultural misfits do more than fail, they can damage or even destroy a team.

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By: troy worman

troy worman — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:38:00 +0000

Miki, Bob… I don’t disagree. Attitude is HUGE. I have worked with my share of disgruntled or generally grumpy SMEs and dispite all their experience, I would have much rather traded them for capable people with positive attitudes.

By: Miki

Miki — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:31:56 +0000

Well said, Bob, and oh so true!

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:38:44 +0000

Attitude along with aptitude will always win over experience. No matter how much experience one may have, they still have to learn the ways of doing things in a company and adapt to it.

By: Miki

Miki — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:04:07 +0000

No apologies needed, Troy. I don’t disagree with you. But after 20+ years headhunting in high tech and 10+ years teaching managers better hiring skills experience has taught me that candidate attitude is what makes the difference between a successful hire and one that isn’t. Skills can be rectified, but the wrong attitude can continue to wreak havoc even after the source is gone.

By: troy worman

troy worman — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:17:59 +0000

Experience or attitude? Great question… And relevant. This Q has probably factored in every hiring decision I’ve made in the past 15 years. I agree with Susie and Darlene. Sorry Miki… There are no formulas. There are people… And teams. Who is the best fit for my team?

Thx for the call, PG.

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