Resilience:  Your Recruiting Super Competency

by | Apr 30, 2026

We often talk about resilience being one of the most important traits to look for in recruiting prospects.

But how about you? Do you see yourself as a resilient person?

According to business coach Jesse Sostrin, it’s a critical ingredient for all leaders and business practitioners.

You cannot overvalue your own resilience.

It affects everything about you–from your capacity to solve problems and innovate to your physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

Resilience is like a super-competency, influencing many other related skills and abilities that you need to deploy in order to work, manage, and lead well.

As a recruiter or hiring manager, there are constant changes, setbacks, and obstacles to overcome.

If you find yourself retreating in the face of problems and difficulties, you may need to strengthen your own resilience muscle.

 

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The Attrition Variables

The Attrition Variables

While these attrition constants still have the greatest influence, there are some emerging attrition variables worth noting. People also tend to leave companies when: They feel like they’re not doing as well as others in their peer group outside the company. They feel like they’re not as far along as they should be at a certain point in life.

The Attrition Constants

The Attrition Constants

If you’re not focusing most of your retention effort on these issues, you’ll miss the mark. If you’re not focusing most of your recruiting effort on exploiting these weaknesses among your competitors, you’re missing the best opportunities.

The Persistence Mindset

The Persistence Mindset

A leader equipped with this mindset can have a profound effect on the life and career of each individual they engage. It works because an agent is getting a real-time glimpse of what it would be like to work on your team. But it only becomes believable when it is persistently applied over time.