Hiring for attitude vs skills: stop choosing, start balancing
A pragmatic model to evaluate baseline skills, learning ability, and team fit together.
Attitude versus skills is a false choice.
Better evaluation order
Check role-critical skills, then learning speed, then collaboration quality.
Why this works
Skills can be developed; willingness to learn and reliable behavior drive long-term performance.
KPI to track
Time-to-autonomy, not interview charisma.