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Every interviewer
is looking for an ideal candidate for their organization.
To get the job you need to be their ideal candidate. So, what
is an ideal candidate? Definition of an ideal candidate can
differ from organization to organization. These are the most
common criteria:
The candidate must fit in the organization.
- Behavior - talks and behaves nicely or
courteously.
- Dress - respect company dress code.
- Attitude - non-aggressive or confrontational.
- Team Player - can work and get
along with others.
The candidate will not hurt the organization
or it's reputation.
- The candidate is law abiding and
not biases toward race, group, sex, religion etc.
- Will not use knowledge acquired here
to use against us.
- She will not put personal interest
before our interest.
The candidate has skill and experience for
the job.
- Education - has minimum education
for the job.
- Experience - has minimum experience.
- Skill - has adequate/excellent skill
to do the job.
- Desire - has desire and ability to learn
new skills.
- Adaptable - will be able to adjust to
any changes and/or new technology.
Extra Skill: If
you have one or more of the following skills, it will put
you above other candidate:
- A sense of humor.
- Imagination.
- Writing skills, including business, official
and/or technical writing. Oral communication.
Assess yourself and see where you stand in comparison to
the above criteria. Now you know what the interviewer wants,
and work on it to make yourself a desirable candidate.
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