Managers Need to Hire for Attitude, Not Just Aptitude

Have you ever hired someone who was great on paper, but turned out to be a real dud at work? If youíre like most experienced managers, your answer is YES.

According to Jonathan Levy, Attorney and President of Fair Measures, Inc. a management training firm, managers can avoid hiring mistakes if they focus not just on aptitude, but on attitude.

Levy says, ìWhy do we often hire the wrong people? We donít get the right information in the interview. We find out about their abilities, their aptitude, but not about their attitude. As a result, they may be able to adequately go through the motions of their jobs. But thatís all they do ñ go through the motions. They donít have their hearts in it.î

Sometimes these factors are called ìintangibles,î but theyíre not. They are proven behaviors necessary for excellent performance, including teamwork, dependability, flexibility, leadership and attitude.

Yes, according to Levy, you can legally ask questions to discover applicant attitude and other factors that make or break job performance.

Fair Measures has developed a new skill-building workshop to teach managers how to focus on these important job-related success factors, turn ìintangiblesî into observable behaviors, and ask the right questions to elicit applicant history.

During the workshop, participants develop questions to use for their specific job openings, practice asking those questions, and learn how to get honest answers from applicants.

They also learn typical legal situations that come up in interviews and how to handle them. Since Fair Measures instructors are experienced managers and attorneys, they donít skip this essential part, and they provide an 90 page Resource Guide to use as a practical reference.

Levy says, ìThis half-day workshop has been condensed to get to the heart of hiring. Our target audience is managers with hiring experience, but it is also good for new and aspiring managers, peer interviewers and Human Resources professionals.î

For more information, about the new program for managers, ìHiring the Best: Interviewing for Top Talentî please go to: www.fairmeasures.com/training/hiring/default.asp or call Fair Measures at 800-458-2778