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6 Clues That A Job Applicant Won’t Be A Good Fit

6 Clues That A Job Applicant Won’t Be A Good Fit
by Anne Rose

You're short-staffed and eagerly looking to hire new employees. Your goal is to vet the most qualified candidates and select the applicants who have the most valuable skills for your business and who will fit into your organization's culture and personality. Skills are an objective quality to assess, which makes it a fairly easy appraisal.

Not so with personalities. You must subjectively decide whether an applicant's personality is to going to jive with the rest of your staff and be a team player, not a rogue outsider. Not an easy task.

Here are some clues that perhaps a job candidate isn't going to fit well into your organization:

1. Poor personal appearance

Look for inappropriate dress and/or lack of hygiene when picking up a job application or showing up for the job interview.

If the candidate doesn't know to save the skimpy, revealing clothes for nighttime wear, or to to save the dirty, ripped jeans for weekend hikes, or to remove numerous piercings so that your face can be seen, then perhaps that applicant is oblivious to the power of nonverbal communication. And that could be disastrous to any organization who deals with the public.

2. Calling the CEO about a job opening

In a large organization, you're not going to get the CEO on the phone to tell you that they're hiring. And in a small organization, the CEO is usually a hands-on manager, so calling and interrupting his work is not the best way to start a relationship.

That says the job applicant is more focused on her own job search needs than the needs of the employer she is calling. It speaks to self-centeredness more than ignorance. Your organization doesn't need employees who are not concerned with how their demands/needs might be distracting or impeding the work of their colleagues.

3. Disrespecting your time

The applicant showed up for the wrong day or time of the interview, saying they "had a lot on their plate" and that's why they forgot the interview. If they have that much on their plate before they're hired, you can expect lots more excuses for uncompleted work and no-show days after they're hired.

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