Any employer that is truly trying to build or vastly improve a great company absolutely must ponder a candidate in terms of their: resume, IQ, EQ, and drive.
A resume is a relevant, time honored tool used by candidates to embellish and by companies to judge. The only two questions that a resume can answer effectively are:
Is the candidate stable and progressing in their career?
Is the candidate qualified to do the job and do it well?
If both answers are yes, meet or at least speak with the candidate.
IQ, which many may judge based on things like SAT scores, Ivy League backgrounds, and advanced qualifications, is not that important. As the renowned author, Malcolm Gladwell stated, the question is are they smart enough to do the job well, excess intelligence is rarely useful and may well lead to boredom.
EQ, Emotional Quotient (Emotional Intelligence) is now a central focus in the hiring process for most of the Fortune 500. EQ is a far better predictor of career success. Someone with a high EQ has the following skills all of which are important perhaps even vital to long term success. Self-Awareness, Self-Regulation, Motivation, Empathy, and Social Skills. One's ability to interact successfully with others is greatly enhanced if these emotional skills exist.
Finally drive to succeed, to impress, to perform well, and to not disappoint and more likely exceed expectations is always present in star candidates.
It behooves the hiring manager/company to assess candidates on each of these key points, and frankly if a company is fine with employees who are acceptable as opposed to stellar in any of the above mentioned areas, then the company is likely to have a staff and a trajectory that is likewise acceptable as opposed to stellar.
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