One of the most important decisions you can make in business is to hire the right individuals. The company you work for is nothing without the individuals who do the work and create the product and/or services you sell. The employees are the heart of the company and the soul that keeps it alive. So it is vitally important that you make the right decisions when hiring new ones. Don’t be fooled by someone who sounds impressive, but has a resume that can’t back it up. You want to hire someone whose experience matches your needs. But beware, the truly important factor in hiring is ‘attitude’. You can train a smart person to do almost everything. But you can’t train attitude.
A ‘can do’ attitude can overcome a lot of missing experience. Look to hire individuals who are excited about the possibility of going to work for your company. They will bring a breath of fresh air into the workplace. Keep in mind that if they are ambivalent in the interview, they won’t suddenly get all excited about your company on the first day. So if you find an individual that is somewhat lacking in experience, but has a really positive attitude, you can train them on what they don’t know, and you will have a great employee who will really appreciate your confidence in giving them the chance.
The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.
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