Today’s job market is a highly competitive one and to find a good job that not matches the skills of candidates but also offer an attractive pay is a tough task. Equally tough is the task of recruiters to find the best candidates for a job role.
For candidates too, showing more than just the required qualifications for a specific job has become a necessity in the job market of today. In fact, candidates often wonder what are the skills that recruiters are looking for and would be impressed with?
Here are listed a few skills that tend to impress most recruiters, if not all.
- Passion: Recruiters want to hire candidates who are passionate about the job role and the work they do, the company they work for as well as the product or service they are applying for.
- High emotional quotient (EQ): Another skill on the top of the list of recruiters is high EQ. recruiters tend to get impressed with candidates who showcase high EQ. This is majorly because it is believed that candidates with low IQ tend to deteriorate the work environment while those with a high EQ show active interest in all aspects of work and its environment. A candidate with a high EQ is also considered to energise and influence others to work towards achieving business as well as personal goals in a highly productive manner.
- Commitment: No company wants to hire candidates who are not committed and are prone to changing jobs often. Candidates who exhibit high commitment and tend to stay with a company for a long time period leave a good impression on the recruiters. These candidates are also considered to be perfect fit for a job role.
- Communication skills: The most important skill perhaps that recruiters look out for is the communication skills. Candidates who are able to communicate well with the management as well as the staff in addition to the co-workers is obviously a perfect choice for any job role.
- Teamwork: Recruiters often look for candidates who can be team players. Any company hiring for a job role is not going to work solely with one person and requires several people to work together to achieve the organisational goals. Therefore, a candidate who is able to promise working in a team in a positive manner is for sure able to impress recruiters.
Candidates often think that that years of work experience and qualifications are enough to land in a perfect job. However, it is essential for candidates to possess skills mentioned above and many more in addition to these to ensure getting the dream job.
