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1. #AskHR
What made you to say
‘NO’ to a candidate?
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2. #AskHR is an initiative started by Applicant Tracking
System, where we reach out to Talent Acquisition
professionals and discuss with them about the most
burning issues of recruitment world.
Here, the debate is about the most common issue an
facing. Even when candidates match perfectly with the
the job, what made recruiters to reject them at the
We also asked if they would be interested (or not), to
candidates where they lagged. This is what they have

3. Matching the skills that is applicable in
technical areas of job is only half of the
fulfillment. The other half which makes a
candidate different or better than another
are – Soft Skills, Personality, Language,
Demonstrated adaptability etc.
Definitely Yes to train:
Because everyone stands and deserves to get equal and enough opportunity with
level playing field to showcase one's actual potential. So every recruiter should
take this step of training the candidates. Take for example in Sports also - in
many Games the Best of 3 attempts or sets are taken for actual assessment.
MATCHED TECHNICAL SKILL IS ONLY HALF ELIGIBILITY
NandaKumar
Ascend Consulting

4. Its an age old saying that "Hire for the right
attitude, not the skills, because skills can
be developed, but attitude cannot." I would
rather hire a candidate without the skill who
is willing to learn, but not a person who has
the right skill, but thinks he knows it all.
It is good to share the feedback:
If the candidate is interested, then why not? After all, we as a nation are suffering
from acute skill gap. Usually most of the recruiters, do not share a feedback with
the candidate. However, we ensure that in case the candidate wants to know
her/his areas of improvement, we give her/him a detailed feedback.
HIRE FOR THE RIGHT ATTITUDE, SKILLS CAN BE DEVELOPED
Shubhendu Bose
Axius Technologies Inc

5. In our hiring process, communication,
interpersonal and leadership skills are
most important to assess. Personality,
multi-tasking, team work, maturity,
flexibility and general good work attitude
are highly essential, and in most cases
more important than relevant work
experience.
We prefer inviting the candidate for mock interview sessions:
Should a candidate be a top candidate on soft skills but fail on job requirements,
we will inform candidate of same and will look into other options we have which
may be interesting to him/her. However, should a candidate fail based on poor
work attitude or on a multitude of soft skills element, we will on the spot provide
them a full debrief and invite the candidate back in for an interview practice
session and do role play.
JUST STICKING ON TECHNICAL SKILLS IS NOT THE WAY TO HIRE
Zuzi Amat
Redfire Consulting Asia

6. Rejecting a matching skills candidate is a
very tough decision to make. But in most
cases, if I have to reject a candidate I do it
because they lacked the confidence and
commitment towards the job, do not search
about the company business and no
convincing reason for the job change.
Giving back feedback should be a default part of interview:
I don’t see a reason to debate on this topic. Giving back feedback to candidate
should be a part of recruitment process by default. We always tell candidates what
they did correct and what should not be done in the next interview process. This
not only helps the candidate, but gives an emotional touch to the candidates
towards the company.
COMMITMENT TO JOB, OVER MATCHING SKILLS FOR JOB
Sudeepthi Kambhatla
Preeminent Technology India

7. We look for trainable candidates instead of
trained ones. Candidates earn negative
points mainly due to - lack of presentation,
dressing up too casually, improper
greeting. A good business oriented
communication is what we look for. A big
no are the candidates who do not research
about the company & job profile
Seeking feedback is a positive sign in a candidate:
If candidates wish to seek a feedback, it is a very positive sign. Moreover it can
help them understand their short-comings. It is very unfortunate that sometimes
extremely talented candidates do not get selected because they cannot showcase
their talent in a proper way.
LACK OF BUSINESS ORIENTED COMMUNICATION
Shashank Singh
Shubh Gems

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