[mcavoybn]

Many of the replies in this thread talk about empathy, and I get where they are coming from. The problem is, if your priority when hiring was empathy you would just offer the job to everyone you interview. It's true, everyone has the ability to grow and learn on the job, and once you hire someone you should be empathetic and help them grow as best you can. But it's asinine to suggest that watching for the signs and markers described in this article during the hiring process wouldn't be helpful.

[gexla]

Might you also argue that empathy is putting people into roles they would flourish in? That hiring just anyone might be placing people into situations they would ultimately be unhappy with? That you may need to remove or even fire people when that role changes and this person isn't able to change with it? That putting the wrong person in the role is an opportunity cost for a better fit being happier with that position?