There are any number of factors that must be taken into consideration when trying to assess whether or not a candidate would be a good fit both for the position and the company as a whole. To this extent employers often go to extraordinary lengths in their executive search and hiring procedures to collect as much information as they can about each candidate, through resumes and interviews, and taking even greater measures with the most promising individuals, conducting thorough background checks and extensive additional tests and assessments. However, what so many employers continue to overlook is the fact that all of these facts and figures which trace the history and experiences a candidate has accumulated are just that, statistics, and as such do not truly and accurately demonstrate the level of success with which an individual will serve the company if hired. Given this understanding employers must learn that, while these factors certainly provide valuable information about the candidate, it can be far more beneficial to asses other qualities in the individual, such as just how motivated, goal oriented, and success driven they are and ultimately how hard they are willing to work to help the organization meet its goals.
The best candidates an employer can hope for are those who, during their interviews, show a strong interest in trying to learn as much about the company as they can; its inner workings, its goals and objectives, its strategies for achieving these goals, and, if they get the position, what they can do to help the company achieve success. Such candidates will doubtless ask as many questions as they can aimed at figuring out how they can bring everything they have to have, all their skills and knowledge to the table to benefit the company in any way they can, and when an employer encounters such a candidate it then becomes their responsibility to do all they can to make sure these individuals can in fact be as effective as possible in their work with the company.
Something else that employers should be taking into consideration when reviewing resumes and conducting interviews in the executive search and hiring process is the various ways in which they might be able to effectively apply all of a candidate’s skills and knowledge, even those that do not particularly have any direct correlation to the position being applied for. It is one of the greatest mistakes an employer can make to fail to fully utilize the potential represented by a candidate or new hire’s skills. Doubtless most candidate’s work history and experiences have left them with a full range skills and abilities that, though they may not be applicable to their prospective or new role, these skills can still be put to good use in one way or another to help the organization achieve its goals. Also, allowing an individual to apply their knowledge across a variety of fields can go a long way to helping them feel more involved and motivated, like they are putting their all in.
Published by Conselium Executive Search, the global leader in compliance search.
