Life @ Transition

Here we share a discussion from CiteHR introspecting for the reasons why a talent is hired. This discussion shares the situations faced by a job seeker. During transition, the experience gained from attending job interview is priceless. It pushes every professional to introspect values which might have not been pondered upon. Here’s a link to the discussion for the benefit of those who are yet to participate in it. http://www.citehr.com/286979-whats-more-important.html
Transitions are essential for evolution. The job changes can ensure greater learning when these transitions are managed. Sudden loss of employment strain confidence and robs identity. The stigma of unemployment weighs more with every rejection. It may have several reasons ranging from being a misfit, answering the questions with low knowledge, over-qualified, over-experienced and etc. The decision to hire is made on the basis of future promises from the talent, realised during the interview process. Here are few ways to manage transition and become the ‘Irresistible hire’ to the future employer:
Focus on skills and service offerings: The employer will hire the candidate with the fittest offering compared to the other applicants. The talent requires making the best offer, assuring revenue for the business. Prune the offerings relevant to the job. Focus completely on the requirement, incase there are more skills to be offered, mention them judiciously. Let the focus remain on the requirement. During the first few screening rounds ask as many questions as possible. It should cover macro and micro levels of the job. Such as, what would be the daily routine in the job and how much value would one get to create, what would be the parameters for measuring performance etc. Similarly, paraphrase the discussion with the recruiter. It reaffirms listening skills and understanding what the recruiters have explained. In case they don’t share about the job, make suggestion on how the daily routine can be, what kind of escalations would be required to handle. Use this knowledge to form your responses towards the final level. Build your replies on the answers received from the recruiters.

To continue reading http://www.citeman.com/10993-life-transition/