Hiring is an art form. How do you know after reading a piece of paper whether or not a candidate will be a great employee? Since the recession began in 2007 companies began to make decisions based on very specific skills and criteria. However, there was a time before that where companies decided who to hire based on their potential rather than hard skills. Should this be a practice that is revived by companies in America?

3 Tips on Hiring Employees Based on Overall Potential

• Evaluation. Not every candidate who walks through your door will be equal in terms of ability and aptitude. What you want to know is what characteristics will make someone a great long term fit for your company. The perfect candidate may not have all the hard skills you were requiring but they could have all the right soft skills that make them a natural in your environment. Look at their competency, ability to learn new things, and overall personality. You want to see how they handle things under pressure and how they interact with your current team.
• Long term goals. You should be able to notice a pattern of performance based on their previous experience, even if the experience doesn’t relate specifically to your job requirements. How often were they given new projects and responsibilities? Did they seek out new challenges in the office? You want to know their future goals and how they expect to achieve them. This will give you a bigger picture of their motivation and whether or not they could learn to excel in your organization.
• Eagerness. Building the right team is about more than just plugging one or two talented people. The office dynamics might be the single most important thing that drives innovation and leads to success. You want a team that works well together and who is exciting about achieving each next level of performance. You want to hire people who are eager to work together and use their skills collaboratively.

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