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Wouldn\u2019t it be great if every new hire had a positive attitude? Studies show that positive thinkers are more productive and resilient,<\/a> in fact, the positive brain is 31 percent more productive than when the brain is negative, neutral or stressed.<\/p>\n

So how can you assess a candidate\u2019s outlook and attitude? Ask them to describe an imaginary co-worker. Our perceptions of others \u2013 even ones that are made up \u2013 says a lot about what kind of person you really are, according to researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.<\/a><\/p>\n

Those who envisioned co-workers as engaging in proactive behaviors or readily rebounding from failures were actually happier and more productive in their real-life work, the researchers found. The researchers were able to predict real-life work outcomes above and beyond other established measures by employing an interviewing technique called projective storytelling<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Another way to gauge a candidate\u2019s attitude is by observing their casual interactions. While they\u2019re waiting for the interview, do they greet each other in the lobby? Are they polite and do they make eye contact? And instead of asking candidates about their skills, ask questions about their frame of mind and outlook. We all know that people can learn new skills, but they rarely change their attitude.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wouldn\u2019t it be great if every new hire had a positive attitude? Studies show that positive thinkers are more productive and resilient, in fact, the positive brain is 31 percent more productive than when the brain is negative, neutral or stressed. So how can you assess a candidate\u2019s outlook and attitude? Ask them to describe […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":132,"featured_media":438125122,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2155],"class_list":["post-999693641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hiring-candidates"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nUse Your Imagination to Hire Positive Thinkers - Dice Hiring<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Wouldn\u2019t it be great if every new hire had a positive attitude? 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