Hiring Teams Cite as: Taeer Bar-Yam, Hiring teams, New England Complex Systems Institute (January 22, 2017). Read on Medium Good teams and teamwork are becoming increasingly important to success in organizations. [1] When companies hire, individual intelligence and skill are no longer the only important qualities of an applicant. Other measures such as emotional intelligence (EQ), have arisen as descriptions of how well people work in teams. Personality tests are also used to match people into ...