Based on in-depth interviews with over 80,000 managers, the Gallup
Organization found that having the right talent was the key
prerequisite for excellence in all positions. Granted, a person must
have the basic qualifications (skills and knowledge) to accomplish the requirements on any
job. However, with the easily verifiable basics covered, the Gallup
research revealed that 50% to 70% of job success comes from
selecting employees with the right "wiring". Personality Tests Alone are Not the AnswerDuplicating your top performers should be as easy as quantifying the personality type of the top 20% of any group of employees, then giving any potential new hires a personality test to select the ones that match the existing top 20%. Unfortunately, that's harder than it sounds. Personality tests have been used for many years in an attempt to hire more successfully. However, a growing body of research shows that under the great strain of a job interview, most applicants yield unreliable and skewed results due to the subjective and "self-evaluative" nature of personality tests. In addition, the problem is further compounded by the tendency of applicants to tailor their answers to fit a particular job opening. Most likely, what you see in the results is not what you will get on the job. Find the Talent ProfileMore than anything else, duplicating the high performance employees in your organization depends on putting employees into jobs that make use of their innate and pre-existing talents. Resources spent in this area of hiring have the best potential for producing results.
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