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Ideal vs. Best: Rethink Assumptions About The Right Candidate

Ideal vs. Best: Rethink Assumptions About The Right Candidate
by Catherine Iste

Fit is like the F-word of hiring: it can mean so many different things and using it can get you in trouble. Yet, when determining which candidate to hire, how they mesh with the rest of the team is a critical component of success.

The problem is we do not always focus on the right characteristics when determining fit. We can end up distracted by the things we think are important as opposed to focusing on the things we need.

Here are a few tips to help rethink assumptions and hire the right candidate, right now.

6 degrees of separation

Does every job require an Ivy League grad with oodles of experience? Of course not.

Yet, we all seem to have these assumptions that we carry with us through the screening process. Whether it is a certain school, minimum years of experience or a specific career path, the first thing we need to do is check our assumptions before moving forward.

To do so, we must realize that even if the previous requirements worked wonders, are the current team composition and focus exactly as they were the last time we hired? If this is to replace an employee, do we need the same employee as they were when they were hired or when they left? If this is a new position, do we need a clone of someone already on the team or would we benefit from a different approach?

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