"As long as the person has all of the skills, or satisfies enough of theskills requirements, if he has a good attitude, he’s worth his weightin gold. After all, you can teach technical skills!"
Not hard to agree with this statement above that I just lifted from the top of an article at Tech Republic . Here is the part that I beg you to think about. If this is so true, then why do so many recruiters defend "behavioural interview" questions? Behaviour is not in the statement above, Attitude is. Why not ask Attitude questions? For a short 2 minute video on the difference between behavoural interview questions and attitude questions and why the difference, click here
What does an Attitude question look like? The construct is rather simple. Here is an example;
If you are looking to learn about a person's attitude about types of supervision, ask two questions (preferably online not verbally).
1. Who was the best supervisor or manager that you ever reported to? What made them such a strong manager?
2. Think of the worst supervisor or manager that you worked with. What made them such a weak manager?
The questions are not about the individual or an action that can be learned to take, but rather are about other people and other things linked with preference of the writer. Now that gets you attitude.
Tim
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