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PRINCIPLES OF HIRING ACCURACY

PRINCIPLE

#50
NOT ALL ATTRIBUTES MATTER EQUALLY FOR JOB SUCCESS
Better to screen for a few attributes well than a lot of attributes poorly. That's because not all attributes matter equally when it comes to job success. They key is to identify which matter most.

NOT ALL ATTRIBUTES MATTER EQUALLY FOR JOB SUCCESS

If you ever built a screening plan with others, the process probably went something like this...

Someone asked, 'what attributes matter for this role?', resulting in a laundry list of answers:

Someone who is coachable...
& hard working...
& analytical...
& organized...
& a good communicator...
& knows excel...
& has experience in X or Y industry...
Etc.

You then compiled the list and built a screening plan around it.

The problem with this approach is Principle 50:

NOT ALL ATTRIBUTES MATTER EQUALLY FOR JOB SUCCESS

Every hiring process is finite in both time and resources.

That means spreading out resources across many attributes will reduce your ability to accurately screen for the attributes that matter most.

Don't water down the effectiveness of your screening process by trying to do too much.

Better to screen for a few attributes well than a lot of attributes poorly.