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ACCENT' Blogger — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 18:40:12 +0000

In reply to Kim. Hi Kim! Very good points. Both sides have to be so prepared before going into interviews. Without an ideal image of the best candidate, it becomes harder to choose who is right for the job, which increases the length of the hiring process and you lose resources time and resources because of it. Also, to reply to your other point, if a candidate clarifies and shows interest, it means they did their homework, which looks better in the employer's eyes. Thanks for reading!

By: Kim

Kim — Sun, 21 Dec 2014 14:15:32 +0000

I think the approach of why you are the best caiadndte for the job is a good one. The issue I have with that approach is that no one has defined the best caiadndte profile for you to compare to! Even managers rarely define the best caiadndte in their head and have that as the comparison. Instead, they look at qualified caiadndtes and rank them. Then, if the minimums are met they can do the job, are motivated to do the work and the manager believes the caiadndte will fit in with the manager and group then that becomes the best caiadndte for the job. The other advantage to this three answer approach, I think, is that it gives the caiadndte a better opportunity to ask clarifying questions about the questions being asked. For example, if a hiring manager asks you to talk about a successful project run by the caiadndte, the caiadndte can ask a clarifying question about projects being done at the prospective company to determine if the question is really about job skills or if it was about how the caiadndte fit in with the overall team to get work done. Answering a fit question in the hiring manager’s head with a job skills question by the caiadndte is not a winner.Hmmm that clarifying questions point is worth a post all by itself

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