Eyal Gutentag Hiring in 2020 Revisited Just over a year ago, before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, we published an article listing 5 critical qualities to look for in a great new employee . Those qualities included: · Creativity · Dependability · Autonomy · Attention to Detail · Character We received positive responses from our audiences affirming that these were indeed the qualities they needed to see in an early 2020 candidate. When a client was fortunate enough to find a candidate with all of these qualities, we recommended they hire him/her immediately. But then COVID came along and in many instances turned everything upside down. Wo r kplaces across the nation were in disarray: layoffs disrupted long-standing teams, remote working arrangements separated people physically (and emotionally), temporary shutdowns and even company closings hit everyone hard. So what happened to our top 5 qualities list? Will it change in post-COVID 2021? The good news is…the list remains ...