You need to hire an analyst for an important project team. It is essential that the new employee work well on the already established team in order to meet the project's challenging deadlines. The most talented candidate doesn't have any team experience and when asked in the interview about his team experience he replied, "I prefer to work alone. I'm much more efficient alone." What should you do?
A) Hire him and train him.
B) Hire him and hope that he learns.
C) Hire him and redesign the job.
D) Look for a different candidate.
E) Hire him and assign him a mentor.

Question

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The candidate's response indicates a clear preference for working solo, which may cause difficulties in working collaboratively with the established team. Hiring someone who doesn't work well in a team may create unnecessary obstacles and ultimately slow down the project's progress. It would be best to look for a different candidate who can work effectively with others.

You Need to Hire an Analyst for an Important Project