Three questions run through experienced hiring managers minds during interviews:
- Can You Do The Job?
- Will You Do The Job?
- Do You Fit?
And then:
- Will You Be An Asset To The Organization?
- Will You Be Fun To Have Around? Are You Likable?
Can You Do The Job is often answered by training. Some companies prefer to train successful but inexperienced people to their way of doing things.
Other times Can You Do The Job is an evaluation of your education, experience and expertise.
Knowing which is operating in your interview helps define how to pitch your performance.
Will You Do The Job is an assessment of your motivation, ambition, dedication to excellence and your personal drive to succeed. This is where the over qualified are often dismissed as being not truly interested or challenged by the job.
Do You Fit - is the all important Cultural Compatibility question. Are your values, beliefs, ideals, habits, likes and dislikes consistent with the corporate culture? Can you accept, embrace and espouse the corporate culture enthusiastically and wholeheartedly?
Do You Fit Is By Far The Most Important Question. By the time you get to the interview, the Can You Do The Job and Will You Do The Job questions are usually already answered. Your performance can be stellar but if there's a cultural clash both you and your employer will be unhappy.
Is the corporate culture diverse and tolerant of differences? Will you always feel and be treated like an outsider? If so, your success and promotions may always be limited.
Think about the Can You Do The Job?, Will You Do The Job? and Do You Fit? questions as you plan and prepare for interviews.
Michele
Moore. Explore HappinessHabit.com and HappinessBlog.com
