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NandaKumar
ShubhenduBose
Matchingtheskillsthatisapplicableintechnical
areasofjobisonlyhalfofthefulfillment.The
otherhalfwhichmakesacandidatedifferentor
betterthananotherare–SoftSkills,Personality,
Language,Demonstratedadaptabilityetc.
Itsanageoldsayingthat"Hirefortherightatti-
tude,nottheskills,becauseskillscanbedevel-
oped,butattitudecannot."Iwouldratherhirea
candidatewithouttheskillwhoiswillingtolearn,
butnotapersonwhohastherightskill,but
thinksheknowsitall.
ZuziAmat
Inourhiringprocess,communication,interper-
sonalandleadershipskillsaremostimportantto
assess.Personality,multi-tasking,team work,ma-
turity,flexibilityandgeneralgoodworkattitude
arehighlyessential,andinmostcasesmoreim-
portantthanrelevantworkexperience
SudeepthiKambhatla
Rejectingamatchingskillscandidateisavery
toughdecisiontomake.Butinmostcases,ifIhave
torejectacandidateIdoitbecausetheylacked
theconfidenceandcommitmenttowardsthejob,
donotsearchaboutthecompanybusinessandno
convincingreasonforthejobchange.
ShashankSingh
Welookfortrainablecandidatesinsteadof
trainedones.Candidatesearnnegativepoints
mainlydueto-lackofpresentation,dressingup
toocasually,impropergreeting.Agoodbusiness
orientedcommunicationiswhatwelookfor.Abig
noarethecandidateswhodonotresearchabout
thecompany&jobprofile
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