6 Ways to Filter Out The Best Candidates For Any Role From

The Rest

And Why You Need To Pay Attention

Introduction

Recruiting can be tedious. Especially when there are dozens of applications for a single job description, and some of the candidates seem to not have even read the job description!

In such a case, it becomes imperative that you are able to filter out and shortlist only the

most deserving candidates for the job offer.

Here, we have compiled a list of traits or skills you need to keep an

eye out for to filter the best candidates. Read on!

Interest And Passion

Needless to say, if a candidate doesn’t appear enthused by the idea of the job role during the telephonic

interview itself, chances are that they wouldn’t be as effective in their work as well. Recruiters might also be

able to glean this through an interview task or a question targeted keeping in mind the job profile.

1

Problem Solving

Candidates should be able to think of out-of-the-box ideas on their toes whenever they face an unforeseen

issue in the course of their office work. Stress interviews or riddles/questions during interviews might help

uncover this trait in a candidate.

2

Profile Specific Assessment TestInterviewers can put in specific questions to gauge a candidate’s skill sets regarding a particular job profile

during the interview, posing questions so that only someone who has sufficient experience and knowledge

can answer.

3

CommitmentIf a candidate seems to be interested in getting just any odd job, rather than be interested in the profile

as well as the industry you function in, there is a red flag right there. There are sufficient cues within the

CV itself as well which provide hints - such as a candidate’s prior work experience and his knowledge of

the processes and systems while he was working there.

4

Video interviews

Video interviews, being a sufficiently new trend, might not be something that is being used a lot right now but has enormous

potential in the future. A recorded video interview gives an interviewer sufficient clues regarding the body language as well as

speaking skills to decide whether or not to invite a candidate for the next round.

5

Flexibility

Ability to complete a task that urgently needs to be done on priority or being amenable to the idea of shifting to another

location for the company are definitely a plus point. You could pose certain questions that help you get a better idea of how

flexible a candidate is.

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Thank You

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