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Worker personality may matter more than skills, hiring managers say

Summary by Layoffs News Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Kathryn Moody, as published by HR Dive · September 1, 2026 · 1 min read

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Hiring managers and job seekers agreed that the traits with the highest value are reliability, honesty, adaptability, flexibility and self-motivation.

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Summary created by	Layoffs News Editorial Desk — automated, rule-governed
Byline on source page	Kathryn Moody, as published by HR Dive
Original story	Read at the source
Source published	Sep 1, 2026
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