7 Qualities to look for in hiring a recruit

As a business owner you have the power to make or break it. While great leaders encourage their employees to reach their full potential and help the business surpass its goals, terrible dictators discourage workers to the point where they want to jump ship.

Nearly half of employees who leave jobs do so to get away from their bosses. Since you don’t want to lose your best employees, it's critical that you do everything you can to ensure you fill managerial positions with the right people in the first place. As you go about your search for a new manager, keep in mind that great ones usually possess these 7 qualities.

Grit

The ability to stick with it when things get hard. When directions are not explicit, you need a recruit who can make sense of ambiguous situations.

Grit; Growth Mindset; Self-Efficacy

Ownership

Positive and empathetic recruits can be a joy to work with, contributing to great teams. Being able to not only do work in service of others, but also take initiative when things are not clear help early career talent stand out.

Proactivity; Citizenship; Integrity; Conscientiousness

Curiosity

Beyond simply asking why, curiosity can also spark innovation. recruits who are curious, not only about their product or role, but also about the roles of others, or competitive products, tend to be better informed, have better eye for detail and often ask the right questions.

Creativity; Empathy

Polish

No matter your role, being an effective communicator is important for co-workers and clients like. From writing effective emails to asking thoughtful questions, workers with Polish are great collaborators.

Communication

Teamwork

There are no dark corners in organisations anymore. Everyone must collaborate to produce work and drive results. Even software developers work in teams.

Emotional Intelligence; Collaboration; Positivity

Rigour

Innovative businesses care about data in all areas, so we screen for the ability to read, interpret and process data quickly and in a detail-oriented way.

Evidence-Based Decision-Making

Impact

Great early recruits not only can do the duties in their role, but they also understand their contribution and impact to the larger business' objectives. Recruits with Impact are efficient, and think about the business success instead of just their own.

Real-World Problem-Solving; Innovation

The Business Minder is a business consultant and management service operating in SE Asia with clients in Bali Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.