The Surprising Mistake Keeping Top Talent Out of Your Company—And How to Fix It
Schawbel: Based on your experience, and research, what skills are the most in-demand today and what sources should job seekers turn to develop those skills?
Adler: I’m not knowledgeable about specific skills, but I can say that having a track record of success at different companies with different people is a good predictor of success doing comparable work. This is true for any job! I’ve put a list together based on 40 years of interviewing people and tracking their performance that summarizes the best and worst predictors of job success. This is shown in the table below. What I’ve discovered is that while some skills are required to do the work, often this is much different than what’s listed on the job description, which is the mix of skills that are important and how they’re used on the job. That’s why I always ask hiring managers to describe the work the person being hired will be doing with the skill.
