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The Importance of Job Preparation
Most recruitment and staffing professionals understand the importance of submitting a well-written resume and sending out a well-prepared candidate to a job interview. Unfortunately few recruiters have the time to adequately provide this vital step in the recruitment process. So exactly how important is candidate preparation?
Research Findings
A study conducted by Robert Half International confirmed that over 80% of employers require 2 or 3 interviews before making a hiring decision. This study also confirmed that candidates have under ten minutes to impress an employer in an interview. Today’s employers commonly receive hundreds of applications for a single job opening as a result of the internet. Hiring managers look for any reason to eliminate your application from the stack. How can you ensure that your candidates get noticed? What can you do to increase your chances for success?
How Much Time To Impress & How Many Interviews Does it Take?
Robert Half International Survey, 6 countries across Europe, nearly 800 surveyed, HR Mgrs, Financial Directors, and General Directors
Perceived Skill vs. Demonstrated Skill
In 2006, HRinmotion conducted an employment study, which surveyed more than 450 job seekers in Canada and the United States to gather opinions on job interviewing and resume writing. A large discrepancy was discovered between the respondents' self-reported skill levels and their demonstrated skill levels.
Approximately 75% of respondents indicated that they have great interview skills. Furthermore the 67% of respondents gave themselves a rating of 8 or higher (1=Poor and 10 = excellent). However, when asked to identify the best response to an interview question, only 26% from a list of responses, only 28% actually identified the correct answer.
Approximately 72% of the respondents indicated that they can identify a standard behavioral or targeted selection interview question. However when presented with a list of common interview questions, only 28% actually identified the correct one.
The Competitive Job Market
In the competitive employment market, along with the reach of the internet and ease of online job applications, hiring managers commonly receive
hundreds of applications for a single job opening. Many factors influence the number of job applications including the availability of skill set, the strength of the employer brand and the attractiveness of the employment opportunity.
