According to legendary New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra, “90% of baseball is mental. The other half is physical.” Good thing Yogi was a baseball guy and not a math teacher… but his point is very valid when it comes to hiring the right person. The article below will discuss what good recruiters already know and what should be taught in every recruiting training class. Attitude is everything when identifying candidates.
Article Quote: Research tracked 20,000 new hires, 46% of them failed within 18 months….89% of the time it was for attitudinal reasons and only 11% of the time for a lack of skill….Companies are not getting high performers from the usual sources. They’re hiring in, what we call, the “Underground Job Market”. According to our latest research (outlined in Hiring for Attitude), companies are finding their best people through employee referrals and networking.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/danschawbel/2012/01/23/89-of-new-hires-fail-because-of-their-attitude/