The 7 Sings of a Motivated Aplicant

1. The rstsignsofmotivation(orlackthereof)areapparentbeforeyouevenreachtheinterviewstage.Whenthey rstreachoutto
youwiththeirresumeandcoverletter,aretheydirectlycateredtoyou?Ifso,theapplicanthasdonetheirresearchandtakenthe
timetomaketheirrstpointofcontactbeunique.Takingthetimetoofferyoutailoreddocumentationindicatesahighlevelof
interestinthepositionandyourcompany.Someonewhoissimplycastingawidenetreliesonagenericresumeandcoverletter
tolandagenericjobwiththe rstcompanythatbites.
1 Resumeandcoverletter
Thosewhotakeinterviewsseriouslywillarriveaheadoftime,sincetheydon'twanttojeopardizetheirchancesorinconvenience
anyone.Theyallowtimefortrafficordifficulty ndingyourlocation.Ifthey'rerunninglate,motivatedjobseekerscallthe
companytoletthemknow,explainthereason,andgiveanestimationofwhenthey'llarrive.Candidateswhoarenotinvested
showupexactlyontime(hopingtheinterviewsarebackedup,thusgivingthemmoretimetoprepare),orshowuplatewithout
explanationorapology.Thebehavioryougetfortheinterviewislikelythebehavioryou’llgetonthejob,soit’swisetosethigh
standardsfromthestart.
2 Arriveaheadoftime
Theoldadageistrue:Dressforsuccess.Candidateswhoarehungryforthejobwillweartheproperattire,havealltheir
documentsready(resume,coverletter,portfolio,samplepieces-withextracopiesincasetherearemultipleinterviewers),and
preparequestionsbeforehand.Candidateswhotakenotesareindicatingtheyarenotonlyinterestedinyourresponses,butwant
tobesuretorememberthem.
3 Dressforsuccess
Withinthe rst vesecondsofmeetinganinterviewee,youhavetheopportunitytogetasocialreadonthemthroughtheir
introductionandhandshake.Firstimpressionsareveryimportant,especiallyforinteractionsthatareshort.Thewaytheygreet
youisthewaythey'llgreetcolleaguesandclients.Motivatedcandidateswillmakesuretheyappearcondent,makeeyecontact,
andsmile.
4 Introductionandhandshake
Motivationisn'tthesameaseagerness.Goodintervieweesarecalmandcondent,whileatthesametimecuriousandpassionate.
Eagerbeaverswillagreewitheverythingyousay,agreetoanytaskyoupropose.Theykeepconversationssupercialanddon’t
askprobingquestions.Motivatedcandidateswillbeopen-minded,butwillengageinrealdiscussions,offeringideasand
suggestingsolutions.Theywanttoshowyoutheycanbeatrueassettoyourteam.
5 Engageinrealdiscussions
Withinthe rst vesecondsofmeetinganinterviewee,youhavetheopportunitytogetasocialreadonthemthroughtheir
introductionandhandshake.Firstimpressionsareveryimportant,especiallyforinteractionsthatareshort.Thewaytheygreet
youisthewaythey'llgreetcolleaguesandclients.Motivatedcandidateswillmakesuretheyappearcondent,makeeyecontact,
andsmile.
6 Introductionandhandshake
Motivationisn'tthesameaseagerness.Goodintervieweesarecalmandcondent,whileatthesametimecuriousandpassionate.
Eagerbeaverswillagreewitheverythingyousay,agreetoanytaskyoupropose.Theykeepconversationssupercialanddon’t
askprobingquestions.Motivatedcandidateswillbeopen-minded,butwillengageinrealdiscussions,offeringideasand
suggestingsolutions.Theywanttoshowyoutheycanbeatrueassettoyourteam.
7 Engageinrealdiscussions
You encounter a wide variety of
personalities and attitudes during
face-to-faceinterviews,andyouknow
notwoapplicantswillbethesame.You
alsoknowthatacandidatewholooks
perfectonpapercanleaveyoufeeling
underwhelmedattheinterview.Oneof
thethemostimportantcharacteristicsa
prospectiveemployerneedstoassessis
howmotivatedacandidateis.Hereare
some tips to help you determine
whetheranapplicantistrulypassionate
aboutbeingapartofyourcompany.
The7SignsofaMotivatedApplicant
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