{"id":8174,"date":"2017-05-08T08:10:55","date_gmt":"2017-05-08T08:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keblog.demoapp.xyz\/?p=8174"},"modified":"2022-10-19T03:45:47","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T03:45:47","slug":"why-you-should-be-hiring-people-with-grit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/why-you-should-be-hiring-people-with-grit","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Be Hiring People With Grit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine a company where the demands of work\u00a0is immense; where the environment is complex and challenging. What\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog\/top-qualities-recruiters-should-look-for-in-a-candidate\" target=\"_blank\">qualities should an employee have<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0for him to be able to handle the pressure?\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog\/this-is-how-your-management-style-is-driving-good-people-away\" target=\"_blank\">Employee turnover<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is an ongoing concern for many companies around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Turnover rates can be extremely costly, it can impact employee engagement, and company-wide productivity. It is but proper that employers make the right decisions when it comes to recruitment. One notable characteristic elevates quality candidates from the rest\u2014grit. If the environment in your company is demanding then\u00a0<em>grit<\/em>\u00a0is important.<\/p>\n<p>Based on a research by<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paulgstoltz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paul G. Stoltz<\/a><\/strong>, he equates one quality \u2013 grit \u2013 with higher chances of succeeding, being hired and being promoted.\u00a0He defines GRIT as\u00a0<i>growth<\/i>,\u00a0<i>resilience<\/i>,\u00a0<i>instinct<\/i>, and\u00a0<i>tenacity<\/i>. Put simply, grit is mental toughness. It\u2019s the ability to work our way through a tricky situation. When interviewing candidates, here are four helpful ways you can utilize grit when the situation calls for it, and separate the\u00a0<em>&#8220;gritty&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0candidates from the rest.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_26 counter-hierarchy\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">TOPICS<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/why-you-should-be-hiring-people-with-grit\/#1_Growth_Stepping_up_in_a_sticky_situation\" title=\"1. Growth: Stepping up in a sticky situation\">1. Growth: Stepping up in a sticky situation<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/why-you-should-be-hiring-people-with-grit\/#2_Resilience_Handling_failure\" title=\"2. Resilience: Handling\u00a0failure\">2. Resilience: Handling\u00a0failure<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/why-you-should-be-hiring-people-with-grit\/#3_Instinct_An_unhappy_customer\" title=\"3. Instinct: An unhappy customer\">3. Instinct: An unhappy customer<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/why-you-should-be-hiring-people-with-grit\/#4_Tenacity_Going_outside_your_comfort_zone\" title=\"4. Tenacity: Going outside your comfort zone\">4. Tenacity: Going outside your comfort zone<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Growth_Stepping_up_in_a_sticky_situation\"><\/span><strong>1. Growth: Stepping up in a sticky situation<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>One component of mental toughness is asking a candidate how they would deal with an issue that their senior might\u00a0probably face.\u00a0Will they sink or swim? This requires\u00a0<em>growth<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>When you&#8217;ve established competence in the core requirements of the role, you can take it up a notch and ask candidates to exercise judgement on a certain issue. It could be dealing with suppliers, resolving a customer complaint, or presenting to senior management. They don&#8217;t have to excel in this test, what&#8217;s important is for you to see\u00a0their willingness\u00a0to take on a challenge.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Resilience_Handling_failure\"><\/span><strong>2. Resilience: Handling\u00a0failure<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Failure is inevitable. At one\u00a0point or another, a person or a business\u00a0will experience defeat\u00a0in life. In startup communities, failures are commonly discussed, and often celebrated. But one vital\u00a0thing about it is that\u00a0startups fail fast,\u00a0learn and move on. This requires\u00a0<i>resilience<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Ask candidates for an example of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog\/best-hire-imperfect-resume\" target=\"_blank\">failure in their careers<\/a><\/strong>. \u00a0Give them time to tell the story their own way. The important thing to look for is what they did next and what their attitude was to overcome that failure.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Instinct_An_unhappy_customer\"><\/span><strong>3. Instinct: An unhappy customer<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In any kind of industry, you will always have customers. And often times those customers will be dissatisfied with your product or service. They will be unreasonable. And in this world, the customer is always right.<\/p>\n<p>Now, put your candidates in a high-pressured, customer-facing situation, where they are required to use their\u00a0<em>instinct<\/em>\u00a0and forced to make a difficult decision. And because customers want answers fast, give them a time limit. To identify a good candidate, they will usually respond to these demands with composure and will make the customer feel important and valued.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Tenacity_Going_outside_your_comfort_zone\"><\/span><strong>4. Tenacity: Going outside your comfort zone<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>There are instances in life that we are pressed to do something outside our comfort zones \u2014 cold calling a potential client, asking a person for a date, approaching a stranger in a networking event. These are situations that make us anxious, and experience the awful feeling of rejection. But we do it anyway. This requires\u00a0having a\u00a0<em>tenacious\u00a0<\/em>attitude.<\/p>\n<p>Take your candidates outside their comfort zones, and give them an obstacle which will spark fear and see if they can overcome it. One challenge\u00a0is to tell them that the final stage of their interview process is to call\u00a0a senior executive in the company and convince him\/her why they are the best candidate in 60 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>If you incorporate an assessment for mental toughness into your hiring process you will learn a lot about your future employees\u2019 character.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kalibrr.com\/employers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sign up on Kalibrr<\/a>\u00a0and start hiring better today! 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