You're hiring wrong. Experience isn't the golden ticket.
Credit to: ⚡️Harvey Lee ⚡️
Original post below:
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You're hiring wrong. Experience isn't the golden ticket.
Here's what actually predicts success:
The sign in my former office read:
'Hire for Attitude. Train for Hard Skills. Mentor for Soft Skills.'
It was more than just words on a wall.
It meant the difference between a good hire and a transformative one.
🎯 Let me share something personal:
Whilst at my previous company, I interviewed two candidates for a senior role:
Candidate A:
↳ 10 years of perfect experience, every qualification imaginable
Candidate B:
↳ 5 years experience, fewer credentials, but asked the most insightful questions I'd heard in years
I chose B.
Within months, they were leading our most innovative projects.
Why? Because technical skills had an expiration date.
But curiosity and drive? They compounded.
🔑 Here's what those years of hiring taught me:
The Most Valuable Skills Were:
↳ Hunger to learn continuously
↳ Resilience when projects failed
↳ Empathy for teammates and clients
↳ Courage to challenge the status quo
↳ Humility to acknowledge knowledge gaps
📈 My Hiring Framework (tested across 200+ hires):
Mindset First (50%)
↳ How did they handle ambiguity?
↳ What was their learning velocity?
↳ How did they influence others?
Core Skills (30%)
↳ Fundamental technical capabilities
↳ Problem-solving approach
↳ Communication clarity
Growth Potential (20%)
↳ Leadership instincts
↳ Self-awareness
↳ Adaptability
💡 The Reality:
→ We could teach someone SQL in 3 months.
→ We couldn't teach them passion in 3 years.
When did you take a chance on attitude over experience?
Share your story below. ⬇️
_____________
Your future self is calling. Follow Success Skills and pick up the lesson.
Credit to: ⚡️Harvey Lee ⚡️
Original post below:
⬇ ⬇ ⬇
You're hiring wrong. Experience isn't the golden ticket.
Here's what actually predicts success:
The sign in my former office read:
'Hire for Attitude. Train for Hard Skills. Mentor for Soft Skills.'
It was more than just words on a wall.
It meant the difference between a good hire and a transformative one.
🎯 Let me share something personal:
Whilst at my previous company, I interviewed two candidates for a senior role:
Candidate A:
↳ 10 years of perfect experience, every qualification imaginable
Candidate B:
↳ 5 years experience, fewer credentials, but asked the most insightful questions I'd heard in years
I chose B.
Within months, they were leading our most innovative projects.
Why? Because technical skills had an expiration date.
But curiosity and drive? They compounded.
🔑 Here's what those years of hiring taught me:
The Most Valuable Skills Were:
↳ Hunger to learn continuously
↳ Resilience when projects failed
↳ Empathy for teammates and clients
↳ Courage to challenge the status quo
↳ Humility to acknowledge knowledge gaps
📈 My Hiring Framework (tested across 200+ hires):
Mindset First (50%)
↳ How did they handle ambiguity?
↳ What was their learning velocity?
↳ How did they influence others?
Core Skills (30%)
↳ Fundamental technical capabilities
↳ Problem-solving approach
↳ Communication clarity
Growth Potential (20%)
↳ Leadership instincts
↳ Self-awareness
↳ Adaptability
💡 The Reality:
→ We could teach someone SQL in 3 months.
→ We couldn't teach them passion in 3 years.
When did you take a chance on attitude over experience?
Share your story below. ⬇️
_____________
Your future self is calling. Follow Success Skills and pick up the lesson.
