Grit Is Important in Hiring!

Brian Fink
3 min readFeb 11, 2022
Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash

What do you need to succeed in today’s age of nonstop innovation? Intelligence, technical skills, and education might come to mind. But it turns out one of the biggest predictors of success isn’t listed on many resumes: grit.

But why is grit important — and how can those of us in the business of hiring identify candidates who will demonstrate grit at work?

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Brian Fink

Executive Recruiter. ✈ #ATL ↔ #SF ✈ Building companies is my favorite. Opinions are my own. Responsibility is freedom. 🖖