22-07-2013
Library shelves are full of books which talk about how to hire the right candidate and not the best candidate. Why one should go in for a panel interview and not a 101 interview to avoid bias in judgment. How much more priority should be given to behavioral aspects than the technical skills which can be taught if the person is a quick learner and a team player. How while conducting an interview, one should go into the ocean of known and not the ocean of unknown. How to get hints from the interviewees answers and find enablers (bright side) and derailers (dark side). How important interpersonal and intrapersonal skills are. How important it is to have business skills and leadership skills. How critical hiring the right candidate is and how it directly affects the Organization’s growth.
With all these good words on how to find a good fit, do companies really get a choice? I doubt… the best fit for most of the HR people I checked with is, a person who has technical skills for the job. Anyone who is approved by their technical teams is fit. Here the technical round is clear and the offer flies….. Is there a scarcity of talent? Is it that you find them lagging on technical skill or communication or they are not stable? Do you have to compromise on one? Are the Universities making good professionals or are they delivering half ready products? The need must have been there and that might have led to the concept of “Finishing schools”. The big question is why these schools and universities don’t prepare the students for the challenges lying ahead of them in their professional lives. I feel Day 1 in a professional college should be equivalent to a day at office and that’s how we need to be prepared for the professional world.
What are your thoughts? Please share.
