A personality hire is a term used to describe a hiring strategy that focuses on a candidates personality traits, attitudes, and behaviors rather than their skills. The idea of a true "personality hire" - someone with no skills, just vibes - is far-fetched, and most industries require a combination of skills and personality traits. However, hiring for personality can help expand the talent pool and discover amazing candidates who may not have the most impressive resumes but have the right mindset and attitude to succeed in an organization. Hiring based on personality is a much more effective way to ensure that employees will be a good fit, both when they join the team and well into the future. However, employers need to be careful and use hiring strategies that are intentional, objective, and evidence-based. Hiring by personality is not the same as hiring the candidate you get along with best or going with your gut. Instead, employers should establish job criteria, create a rubric to measure each candidate, and use evidence-based methods such as the Caliper Profile.