Everyone wants to hire the best, where is the best ‘talent’ thatsucceeds?

Everyone wants to hire the best talent but there is hardly a correlation between hiring the best (perceived) talent and a successful hire.  For most jobs, except technical and professional, good grades, GPA’s, past performance, pedigree, analytical and diagnostic tests, and experience do not guarantee a successful hire. However, there is high degree of correlation in technical jobs as skills, education and past experience can be easily matched with job requirements. 

The probability of success of a hire increases when the manager empowers, provides challenging and responsible job assignments, nurtures, nudges and coaches, and fuels passion. Success of a new hire (and employees) is highly driven by the team, manager, leader(s) and organisation culture which includes good process, systems, leadership attitude and approach that allows people to think differently and engage. Meritocratic, growth and performance oriented compensation plan that ensures equal and fair opportunities to all. Open communication and collaboration, diverse and inclusive environment, learning and redevelopment culture, that promotes high performance, engagement, innovation, collaboration and all round learning. An environment in which people feel safe, enjoy, and have fun.

The employee is also required to play an important role in the process of his success – traits that matter are attitude, passion, agility, committed and uncompromising work ethics, resilience, perseverance, and determination, learning and unlearning ability, performance, and respect to perpetuate the culture.

While hiring, always look for soft skills and traits that reflect upon the individual’s passion hunger, and company vision, work ethics, personal ethics and code of conduct, the hardships endured and the attitude. It is worth remembering that what matters is not only the hire but also the organisation culture, the leadership and the opportunity. 

The young hire have different priorities in life, money is essential but not important. Today, young hires are driven by passion to perform and thrive; strengthened by responsibility; inspired for leading; united by respect; energised by freedom to perform, create and have lot of fun. 

We have found some of the best hires and future leaders that come from 2nd or 3rd ranked schools or improvised towns and villages, that have slightly underperformed for various reasons or that have endured hardships or that have a strong family orientation. 

The key to successful hiring is to seek candidates which have a passion and a goal, have endured hardship, determination and resilience, possess analytical skills, integrity and humility and have a positive attitude. There is nothing material that the organisation can do on compensations and rewards as there is a maturity point that is determined by the market!  The hirer must also look at its own organisation and leadership stock to ensure an healthy organisation and culture that provides the best opportunity to the employee to succeed and thrive.