Praise for HIRING FOR ATTITUDE
"Success in business starts with finding great talent that will thrive
within your company culture. Hiring for Attitude combines valuable
insights with relatable examples, giving you the tools to recruit the
right talent for your organization and reduce your risk of mishires."
--BRENT RASMUSSEN, President of CareerBuilder North America
"Caesars brings our brands to life through the attitude of our team
members. In Hiring for Attitude, Mark Murphy combines the science of
selecting for attitude with the wisdom of how to apply it to your
business. The tools in this book are clever and unique and will
immediately enhance your culture. Attitude is the new front in the war
for talent, and this book positions you to win."
--TERRY BYRNES, Vice President of Total Service, Caesars
Entertainment
"In the global high-tech world, attitude is critical. But how do you
discover whether someone is both technically brilliant and a perfect fit
with your culture? Moving way beyond standard hiring approaches, Hiring
for Attitude has deepened our talent pool, shown us how to discover
untapped talent, reduced the risk of hiring the wrong person, and cut
turnover substantially."
--MITCH LITTLE, Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Applications,
Microchip
"Who's getting hired this year? People with great attitudes who can fit
a particular culture. But traditional hiring approaches don't help you
discover who is (and isn't) the perfect fit. Hiring for Attitude will
reveal exactly what attitudes you need to succeed. Whether you're hiring
from outside, or choosing the right internal people for a new project,
this book gives you unparalleled insight into people's attitudes."
--SAM HOLTZMAN, President and CEO, LifeGift
About the Book:
In a recent groundbreaking study, the training firm Leadership IQ found
that 46 percent of all new hires fail within their first 18 months. But
here's the real shocker: 89 percent fail for attitudinal reasons--not
skills.
Most hiring managers are getting it wrong. Of course skills are
important, but a particular skill set is about the easiest thing to test
in an interview. Although much harder to recognize, attitude should be
your number-one focus during the hiring process. Don't suffer from poor
chemistry--even one employee with the wrong attitude could cause years
of suffering for your other employees and customers.
Whether you're hiring new employees, choosing existing employees for a
new team, or upgrading your current talent pool, you need people with
the right attitude!
Attitude is what makes employees give 100 percent effort and turns
customers into raving fans. Attitude sets your company apart from the
competition.
In Hiring for Attitude, top leadership strategist Mark Murphy shows
you:
- The five biggest reasons why new hires fail
- Two quick and easy tests to discover the attitudinal characteristics
that you need for your unique culture
- The five-part interview question that gets candidates to reveal the
truth about what their last boss really thinks of them
- Where great companies really find their best candidates
- The six words most interviewers add to the end of behavioral interview
questions that destroy their effectiveness
Hiring for Attitude includes case studies from Microchip, Southwest
Airlines, The Ritz-Carlton, Google, and other companies that drive great
results by hiring for attitude.
Whether your company is small or big, highly social or
hyper-competitive, fl at or hierarchical, every person on your payroll
has to fit your culture. You can't afford to hire blind. You need to be
Hiring for Attitude.
