Talent: How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Around the World

Or when conscientiousness truly does matter, make sure you interview the person’s references as well,

As you assess candidates, you need to figure out what is “wrong” with the particular candidate who might accept your offer, and until you do so, your mind should not rest easy.

“fallibilists,” to use a term that has been revived by Irish tech entrepreneur and Stripe CEO Patrick Collison. That means we’re also going to tell you about things you might think you know but that aren’t true.

Daniel also places candidate answers in a very specific framework. As the candidate tells their story, Daniel continuously asks himself: Whom is this person responding to or used to performing for? Whom do they view as important to impress? Their parents? A particular peer? High school friends? A former boss? This is revealed at moments when they d

Sturdiness is the quality of getting work done every day, with extreme regularity and without long streaks of non-achievement. Sturdiness seems to be especially valuable in people working on longer-term projects. There is also evidence that sturdiness helps people make it through military training and also helps with jobs that involve high-stress m

“Who are our competitors?”

Daniel continuously asks himself: Whom is this person responding to or used to performing for? Whom do they view as important to impress? Their parents? A particular peer? High school friends? A former boss?

“High agreeableness means a desire to get along with others, to help them, to be sympathetic with them, and to cooperate. An individual low in agreeableness is more likely to be competitive and also contrarian.”

Be wary of curse words, excess deployment of the word “hate,” and too much talk about whose feelings got hurt and why and whether the complaint is justified or not.