Expert: Creed Mc Laurin - 1/25/2006

Question
Since you has all this experience in HR according to your oppinion what traits must the interviewee must exhibit that will help him to get a job and that will make him stand in the ground of candidates?

Thank you.

Answer
The interview has 2 purposes: 1. To determine if the candidate is actually qualified for the position and 2. To determine if the candidate is a fit for the existing culture.

It is item number 2 that is highly subjective and why the interview process hasn't changed in 500 years.  

I have been hired without a resume or even a company application but I have never been hired without someone seeing me face to face.

The interview is NOT a naturally occuring event and those candidates who try to wing it or act naturally often fail even though the skills are there.

My advice is to practice, practice, practice.  A candidate who comes across as poised and well polished, stands a better chance of securing the job over a candidate who stutters and stammers his/her way through the interview.

Good Luck!