Define: "Personality Hire" in Business
High risk of unnecessary meetings
"Let them handle the angry client calls. It is literally the only thing they are good at."
A candidate selected primarily for their interpersonal skills and cultural fit rather than technical expertise.
What does "Personality Hire" actually mean?
"The guy who does not know what a VLAN is but gets promoted because he buys the Director expensive scotch."
"We brought him on as a personality hire to boost team morale."
"Dave is a total personality hire; he breaks the production database weekly but he brings donuts on Fridays so nobody fires him."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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