Tokenadult isn't around to chime in here, so I'll take his place today. Hunter and Schmit did a meta-study of 70 years of research on hiring criteria. [1]
There are three attributes you need to select for to identify performing employees in intellectual fields.
- General mental ability (Are they generally smart)
- Work sample test (NOT HAZING! As close as possible to the actual work they'd be doing).
- Integrity (The first two won't matter if the candidate is a sociopath).
There are three attributes you need to select for to identify performing employees in intellectual fields.
This alone will get you > 65% hit rate. [1] http://mavweb.mnsu.edu/howard/Schmidt%20and%20Hunter%201998%...