HR Webinar: Understanding the 7 Kinds of Intelligence to Hire Smarter. This webinar has been approved for 1.5 hours of continuing education credit through the Human Resources Certification Institute. What are the 7 different Kinds of Intelligence? The multiple intelligences theory was originally developed by Dr. Howard Gardner, who suggested that our traditional view of a ?smart person??someone good at passing tests, or skilled at math/writing?was too narrow. He instead proposed that there were different kinds of intelligence ? that people could be smart in different ways. Smart Hiring Practices look at more than just a high-IQ candidate with the right degree. You?ll see all kinds of statistics out there for hiring mistakes costing anywhere from 30% to 2.5 times the employee?s salary. There?s definitely the cost you as employers would pay out for salary on an individual who just didn?t turn out to be the right one. Then there's the costs you paid to recruit and train them, the cost to recruit and train their replacement, as well as any termination costs. This webinar will help you learn HOW employers can AVOID these mistakes.