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  From: Andrew Halliday <andrew@recalldesign.com>
  To  : <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
  Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 13:01:18 +1030

Re: UNIX &&|| Linux training

> > The other part of the moral is that employers are beginign to learn
> > that hiring on attitude does not do them or their employes and clients
> > justice, particuarly in specialist/technical fields and are starting
> > to use better tehchniques than just the interview(s) to screen
applicants.
>
> I agree with what Jason said, but I think he might have misunderstood
> what was meant by "hire for attitude."  Attitude is the attribute which
> I prize most highly in my employees.  If somebody has not the technical
> skills that I want, but knows that he or she can easily pick them up;
> if he or she needs no motivating and is very willing to put in effort
> to learn and understand a project requirement; these are the attitudes
> I desire.  What I don't need is somebody who works to eat, not eats
> to work.  A person who hasn't really got the skills, so please give the
> project to someone else, also has the wrong attitude.

So in other words, do a search for 'Attitude' and replace with 'motivation'
it sounds like to me :)

AndrewH

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