Question of the day: Can a candidate's sparking personality and interpersonal skills make up for lack of experience? - RecruitingBlogs2024-03-29T02:11:23Zhttps://recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/question-of-the-day-can-a-candidate-s-sparking-personality-and-in?commentId=502551%3AComment%3A1518070&feed=yes&xn_auth=noYes...all things being equal.…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2012-02-23:502551:Comment:15193672012-02-23T15:22:14.604ZChristopher Poredahttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/ChristopherPoreda
<p>Yes...all things being equal...people hire who they like. All things not being equal...people hire who they like. Have more friends.</p>
<p>Yes...all things being equal...people hire who they like. All things not being equal...people hire who they like. Have more friends.</p> Big beats little, pretty beat…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2012-02-22:502551:Comment:15188312012-02-22T22:02:03.824ZSandra McCartthttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/SandraMcCartt
<p>Big beats little, pretty beats ugly and a dink ,is a dink, is a dink</p>
<p>Big beats little, pretty beats ugly and a dink ,is a dink, is a dink</p> Depends on the position, but…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2012-02-22:502551:Comment:15183652012-02-22T14:44:59.108ZAndrew Hannemanhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/AndrewHanneman
<p>Depends on the position, but often personality plays a big part. If technology laden job then at some point they have to know how to do it, but in recruiting for example, attitude and personality can easily trump experience. Of course, that would not count against any of us fine recruiters...just others</p>
<p>Depends on the position, but often personality plays a big part. If technology laden job then at some point they have to know how to do it, but in recruiting for example, attitude and personality can easily trump experience. Of course, that would not count against any of us fine recruiters...just others</p> Yes, sometimes, but no other…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2012-02-22:502551:Comment:15183422012-02-22T12:54:13.701ZCora Mae Lengemanhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/CoraMaeLengeman
<p>Yes, sometimes, but no other times.</p>
<p>A great personality and great interpersonal skills can certainly help someone in their career; but if the position is for a very technical accountant (SEC reporting or accounting research) they better have the skill for that too or no go. Tghey wouldn't get past me. If the position is a sales position - I might send them in even without the technical skills or product knowledge because in sales personality and interpersonal skills are so important…</p>
<p>Yes, sometimes, but no other times.</p>
<p>A great personality and great interpersonal skills can certainly help someone in their career; but if the position is for a very technical accountant (SEC reporting or accounting research) they better have the skill for that too or no go. Tghey wouldn't get past me. If the position is a sales position - I might send them in even without the technical skills or product knowledge because in sales personality and interpersonal skills are so important - sometimes more than knowing every bolt on the product - because they are selling the product, not making it!</p>
<p>They could always try their hand at recruiting....</p> There is personality, charism…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2012-02-22:502551:Comment:15180702012-02-22T01:46:16.353ZLinda Ferrantehttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/LindaLoCicero
<p>There is personality, charisma, and 'that guy'! Personality fit is a must. Charisma, depends on the position (sales, then yes, probably), but 'that guy'?! NO WAY!! When they act as if they can sweet talk me into hiring them, they have just ventured into 'that guy' territory!</p>
<p>Base line skills are important. There is no question about that. Next, and IMO more important, if the personality fits with my client, then we are on to something! If they have an awesome personality but…</p>
<p>There is personality, charisma, and 'that guy'! Personality fit is a must. Charisma, depends on the position (sales, then yes, probably), but 'that guy'?! NO WAY!! When they act as if they can sweet talk me into hiring them, they have just ventured into 'that guy' territory!</p>
<p>Base line skills are important. There is no question about that. Next, and IMO more important, if the personality fits with my client, then we are on to something! If they have an awesome personality but aren't a good fit for the client, then it's still a no go. Fit must equal that of the clients. </p> I agree with Bill - it depend…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2012-02-22:502551:Comment:15179752012-02-22T00:46:16.061ZCaitlin Carruthershttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/CaitlinCarruthers
<p>I agree with Bill - it depends on the job. When I recruited salespeople, it was all about personality - if they didn't sparkle in the group interview, they didn't get the job, no matter what experience they had. For qualified roles, I wouldn't be doing my job properly if I hired someone who didn't have the right experience or skills.</p>
<p>I agree with Bill - it depends on the job. When I recruited salespeople, it was all about personality - if they didn't sparkle in the group interview, they didn't get the job, no matter what experience they had. For qualified roles, I wouldn't be doing my job properly if I hired someone who didn't have the right experience or skills.</p> So many Hiring Mistakes can b…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2012-02-22:502551:Comment:15181522012-02-22T00:39:25.680ZGordon Aldersonhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/Gordon245
<p>So many Hiring Mistakes can be solved with better diligence when taking recruitment briefs.</p>
<p>That requires access to the inner-most thoughts of the Hiring Manager and the Final Decision Maker. After all they are the subject specialists. We are duty-bound to help them reveal their wisdom so that we are precisely targetted in our work.</p>
<p>Then we need to be sure the Hiring Manager and the Final Decision Maker are on the same page.</p>
<p>Overcome these obstacles at the outset of…</p>
<p>So many Hiring Mistakes can be solved with better diligence when taking recruitment briefs.</p>
<p>That requires access to the inner-most thoughts of the Hiring Manager and the Final Decision Maker. After all they are the subject specialists. We are duty-bound to help them reveal their wisdom so that we are precisely targetted in our work.</p>
<p>Then we need to be sure the Hiring Manager and the Final Decision Maker are on the same page.</p>
<p>Overcome these obstacles at the outset of assignments and recruiters will lick almost all these Hiring Mistakes.</p>
<p>The question then becomes how to achieve this without taking up too much of our frenetically busy clients' time while developing rich relationships with them.</p> In some cases, definitely. Un…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2012-02-21:502551:Comment:15178792012-02-21T19:46:12.655ZAmberhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/Amber689
<p>In some cases, definitely. Unless a special certification or designation is part of the job duties, then "personality" can certainly make up for having 3 years of certain experience vs. the 7 years in the original job description.</p>
<p>In some cases, definitely. Unless a special certification or designation is part of the job duties, then "personality" can certainly make up for having 3 years of certain experience vs. the 7 years in the original job description.</p> There is much to be said for…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2012-02-21:502551:Comment:15177832012-02-21T19:02:50.407ZSuzanne Levisonhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/SuzanneLevison
<p>There is much to be said for charisma. I think it depends upon many circumstances such as dynamics of the culture and job responsibilities.</p>
<p>There is much to be said for charisma. I think it depends upon many circumstances such as dynamics of the culture and job responsibilities.</p> LOL Bill I want to argue with…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2012-02-21:502551:Comment:15178542012-02-21T18:25:34.778ZAmy Ala Millerhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/AmyAla
<p>LOL Bill I want to argue with you but I just can't... :)<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Bill Schultz said:</cite></p>
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<p>LOL Bill I want to argue with you but I just can't... :)<br/> <br/> <cite>Bill Schultz said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/question-of-the-day-can-a-candidate-s-sparking-personality-and-in#502551Comment1517693"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>If they are not qualified, they won't get hired. Unless it's a position where Front Office Appearance or Customer Service is of the utmost importance. Of course, if they show an un-sparkling and unfriendly appearance, they are a shoe in for the HR role. (teehee)</p>
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