Soimaginethat a highermanagerhadtoselectbetweentwocandidatestohireCandidate A withsomeonewhohadalltherighttechnicalskillsandexperience.
Theywere a bitantisocial.
Theydidn't smileverymuchduringtheinterviewandthenCandidatebewithsomeonewho, technicallyspeaking, theyprobablyweren't asstrongasCandidate A.
However, theywerebright, theywerepersonal, theywereengagingandtheywereconfident.
Whodoyouthinkthatthehardmanagerwouldselect?
I'lltellyouthat a goodchunkofemployerswouldactuallyhireCandidate, betheonewithslightlyfewertechnicalskillsandknowledge, but a betterdemeanor, a betterpersonality.
Andhowdo I knowthis?
While I wasonce a recruiterand I sawfirsthandtheexacttypesofcandidatesthathiringmanagerswouldtakeonintotheircompanies, andwhat I noticedwasthatnotallthetimewherethesecandidatesthemosttechnicalandknowledgeable, buttheydefinitelyhadgreatdemeanorsandgreatpersonalities.
Andthatis a hugedeterminantfor a lotofcompaniestoassesswhetheryouaretherightfitfortheirorganizations.
TicknumberthreeTellstoriesThistiesdirectlyintomypointaboutbeingengagingtobeengagingmeansthatyouknowhowtotell a goodstory.
Soas a candidate, ifyou'reabletowalkthroughaninterviewerthroughyourqualifications, yourbackgroundandyouraccomplishmentsin a waythatisinterestingandinvitesthemintoyourworldin a positivewaythroughyourjourney, theywillspendmoreattentiononyouandforlongerperiodsoftime.
Asyouanswerthequestion, thenyou'renotdoing a goodenoughjobofsellingyourselftothecompanyintotheinterviewer, andas a result, you'renotgoingtobeseenassomeonewho's theperfectfitforthejob.