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IQ vs EQ in the hiring process
People of high IQ outperform people of average IQ only 20% of the time, while people of average IQ outperform people of high IQ 70% of the time. Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is the trait that these 90% of top performers share. Why isn't attention to EQ given more attention in the hiring process?
67 months ago
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I agree with Alan Arnett, and I would add a few other things:
First, there are still many HR departments that are run "old school". By that I mean they are searching for people with training or experience that matches the job description. They are not looking for leadership capability, EQ or potential to grow. If they are not troubled by their current hiring process, and they are not getting push-back from the executives there is no incentive to change.
Having said that, some more innovative companies are now putting EQ and other behavioral science to work in their new hiring tools. Take a look at companies like Pymetrics, Knack, Prophecy Sciences and Kalibrr,
Here is a pretty good article explaining how all of these work
https://www.inc.com/jeremy-quittner/neuroscience-brain-personality-tests-recruiting.html
67 months ago
An excellent question! Many organisations focus their hiring on graduate level as sort of an "IQ guarantee", whereas many of their top talent has come in horizontally because of proven track record. And they do not have the prerequisite graduate education, but are applauded for their 'street smarts', which in my book is just a nice way of saying EQ.
67 months ago
