Typical Vs. Maximal Performance

In the given scenario, if I were in the position of the business and I had to chose to hire Avery or Jaime, I would chose Jaime. The reason I would chose to hire Jaime is because he is reliable and consistent which Avery is not. His performance ceiling may be higher and has more potential, however in times when I would need him I wouldn’t be able to rely on him. With Jaime, I know that he may not be the best performer, however I do know what to expect of him and It’ll make it easier to help push the boundaries of his performance ceiling. I think that Avery would be a great candidate for a sales job. He has a high quality performance,, but low consistency. This is the kind of attitude that would be great a salesman. Sales positions don’t need the consistency. Sales aren’t consistent, so the traffic level of the industry will match his attitude. A job that would be better for Jaime (low performance, high consistency, would be a office desk job. Something like doing reception or being an assistant. Typically when you have the low performance level but high consistency, you tend to need a lot of direction. Assistants go off of direction and need to be reliable. Jaime would be reliable and doesn’t need to worry about having a high skill floor that is being wasted on something boring.