Do you ever wonder what real industry leaders are really looking for when they hire? Wonder no longer. LinkedIn’s fantastic Influencers on How They Hire series offers a treasure trove of information on what employers are looking for in new hires. Below are a few highlights, but do yourself a favor and check out the series for yourself. It is more than worth it.
In fact, many mentioned that they often set up questions, not for the answer, but for your reaction and reasoning abilities.
- It’s not about getting the answer right. In LinkedIn Senior Editor Francesca Levy’s blog, What the Best in Business Look for When They Hire, a majority of the time your answers to questions are less important that other factors. In a survey of influencers, they responded that the quality of conversation and the way candidates thought about the question before answering were critical. In fact, many mentioned that they often set up questions, not for the answer, but for your reaction and reasoning abilities.
- It’s not about the years, it’s about the mileage. Diego Rodriguez, Partner at IDEO, laid out his thoughts on experience in his blog, How I hire like Indiana Jones. He feels that you don’t need years of experience to have made an impact. The number of times you’ve taken a product to market or life experiences, not necessarily job related, where you have created something from nothing holds a lot of sway in his book
- It’s also not always about where you went to school. In How I Hire: I Don’t Care Where You Went to School, Tom Keene, Editor at Large, Bloomberg Television & Radio, quotes colleague and top-notch talent-finder Ted Fine on his hiring process in the industry. Continue reading
