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Common hiring practices are destined for failureâhereâs how to hire the right people and build a company culture designed for long-term success

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 hereâs the real shocker: 89 percent fail for attitudinal reasonsânot 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. Donât suffer from poor chemistryâeven one employee with the wrong attitude could cause years of suffering for your other employees and customers.

Whether youâre 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 m

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

1 Discover Your Brown Shorts

2 The Interview Questions You Shouldn't Be Asking

3 How to Create Brown Shorts Interview Questions

4 Creating Brown Shorts Answer Guidelines

5 Scoring the Answers

6 Recruiting for Your Brown Shorts

7 Put Your Brown Shorts to Work for More than Just Hiring

Conclusion

Index

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      Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
      Publication Date: 16/11/2016
      ISBN13: 9781259860904, 978-1259860904
      ISBN10: 1259860906

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Common hiring practices are destined for failureâhereâs how to hire the right people and build a company culture designed for long-term success

      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 hereâs the real shocker: 89 percent fail for attitudinal reasonsânot 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. Donât suffer from poor chemistryâeven one employee with the wrong attitude could cause years of suffering for your other employees and customers.

      Whether youâre 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 m

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgments

      Preface

      Introduction

      1 Discover Your Brown Shorts

      2 The Interview Questions You Shouldn't Be Asking

      3 How to Create Brown Shorts Interview Questions

      4 Creating Brown Shorts Answer Guidelines

      5 Scoring the Answers

      6 Recruiting for Your Brown Shorts

      7 Put Your Brown Shorts to Work for More than Just Hiring

      Conclusion

      Index

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