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Attitude, Not Training, Makes the Difference

When hiring new workers, most small-business owners expect to see much less in specific job training and demand much more in attitude.

Even when looking for employees for the most skilled jobs in their companies, 66% of the owners polled by the National Federal of Independent Business, say good work habits and attitudes top the list of what’s required, followed by the ability to follow directions, at 63%.

A specific occupational skill was a requirement of only 30% of the owners surveyed, with the knowledge of the business’s operations a demand of only 21%.

By RICHARD BREEDEN
Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal.

Full Story: http://www.startupjournal.com/columnists/smalltalk/20050908-smalltalk.html?sjcontent=mail

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