#ASKHR: DO PERFECT CANDIDATES EXIST?

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ASKHR DO PERFECT CANDIDATES EXIST?

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• Applicant Tracking System

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DescriptionAskHR is an initiative started
by Applicant Tracking System, where we reach out
to Talent Acquisition professionals and discuss
with them about the most burning issues of
recruitment world.
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1. May be we are looking in wrong place

• According to me the perfect candidate is the
  one who is passionate towards work and willing to
  learn at every stage of professional life
• Good to go for next best candidate
• It is very rare to get a perfect candidate at
  very early stage of hiring process. In todays
  time, most of the candidates are attracted
  towards good earnings, standard work time,
  suitable working environment, which mostly is
  available in MNCs. So may be we are looking in a
  wrong place. Instead of waiting for too long,
  going for the next best candidate is viable for
  any business.

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2. Make a benchmark to define the capability

• A perfect candidate should have the following
  good education background, good communication
  skills, consistent, team player, technologically
  strong, open for learning new technologies and
  diversify if required.
• It is more difficult to find one
• Its not easy to get a perfect candidate but
  if you got one then it is totally worth waiting
  for that candidate. Because when you start
  looking for the second best candidate you wont
  find it easily as you keep the first candidate as
  the bench-mark, this will make recruitment very
  difficult.

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3. One should keep looking

• A perfect candidate is one who most closely
  matches the required skill set, someone who is
  keen to join the company, has the passion to
  learn and is open towards accepting changes
• Wait is worth
• Getting a perfect candidate easily is
  something that doesnt happen in reality. But yes
  we continue looking for the best match to avoid
  the risk of attrition in future.

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4. Networking can connect best candidates

• A perfect candidate is one who understands
  the requirements, has shown a track record of
  fulfilling them in the past or who has the
  obvious potential to do so through previous
  indicators of their ability. This is a candidate
  that understands the clients environment and how
  they can fit into it to add value.
• Perfect Candidates are a mark of quality to
  our clients
• If you understand your market, the client,
  the role requirements, the culture of your client
  company, your candidates in your network, and if
  you are a great and constant networker, I believe
  you can find the right candidate early, yes. We
  want the best candidates in the first batch, in
  order to be successful. Without providing a
  quality service and product your reputation
  will suffer as well as the prospects for future
  business.

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5. Do not go with predefined parameters

• In truth, there are probably plenty of
  candidates out there that could succeed in the
  role, even if they dont fit every single one of
  your requirements. In my opinion employers should
  not stick to some parameters before going for
  hiring process.
• Wait will affect the business
• Vacancies can go unfilled for months or even
  years when companies insist on looking for that
  perfect candidate. This can be dangerous for
  the business as both time and money is wasted on
  advertising and interviewing for the position.
  Employers can go out with perfect recruitment
  strategy, but on the job training sessions is
  what plays a major supportive role in converting
  a new hire into a perfect employee.
• Some good parameters are suggested by HRs
  to define someone as perfect candidate. Although
  there is a mix of response from HRs and business
  owners about the possibility of meeting such
  candidates early in recruitment process and
  whether it is worth to wait for one or hire the
  next best available. But for sure, it is a gamble
  to wait and delay the start of the business.

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Thanking You

• Applicant Tracking
• System