Thread: The Golden Triangle of Hiring

Personality

The third element to look for is personality. In studies of many thousands of job failures, it has been found that the cause of most of them was “wrong fit.” This means that the person does not have the correct personality to fit in with you and with the other people who work on your team. One of the basic rules of human nature is that people don’t change. Over time they become even more of what they already are. They don’t change their basic personalities, temperaments, or work habits. You should never hire a person with a personality problem with the hope or fantasy that the person is going to change once her or she starts working in your company. It simply won’t happen. I had a woman working for me some time ago who did her job extremely well. She was in charge of mailing, shipping, and delivery and was quite competent. She had only one problem. She was short-tempered and irritable and she used foul language and would snap at other members of the staff for the slightest reason. My role and goal in my business is to achieve and maintain harmony among my people. You can ensure a high level of fit with a new hire by having the person meet with at least three other people before you make a decision.

So why the title golden triangle of hiring although I do clearly agree that if the personality of the employee does not fit with the company culture it often will override other positive qualities like competence.

Personality of applicant is very critical in order to match the right person into the right position.

Yes title doesn't reflect exactly the content, unless it will be continued ...

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