> -----Original Message----- > From: Bess Panagiotou [mailto:bessat_private] > Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 8:44 AM > To: 'ajaat_private'; Hedges, Nigel; securityjobsat_private > Subject: RE: advice please > > 3) Personality- The most important factor that candidates > may/may not know when you go out to an organization.This is > one of the most important things. If you do not get along > with the Manager or if there is a personality conflict based > on approaches, management , group dynamic. You may agree > that you are all professionals but you must be able to like > each other in a professional manner. Most candidates are not > even aware of this factors and it is usually up to Recruiter > to convey that message in an efficient manner. I've been hiring people for a long time, and I can tell you that personality plays a big role in hiring decisions. Given two people with similar skills and experience, personality will be the factor that tips the scales. In some cases, we have even chosen the person with lesser skills and/or experience, because we felt they would fit in the organization better. Skills and experience are important, but best fit for the organization is at least as (if not more) important. The one thing I wish more candidates would do is be themselves. If you try to impress me, I can usually see right through that. And I don't see negatives as eliminating factors. I'd much rather have a candidate say, "I only have six months experience, but I'm an aggressive learner. If you give me the opportunity, I will excel." than to have one say, "I did that at my last job", only to find out when you hire them that they may have *seen* it done, but they never actually *did* it themselves. Paul Schmehl paulsat_private http://www.utdallas.edu/~pauls/ Supervisor, Support Services University of Texas at Dallas AVIEN Founding Member
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