Reply to: Acing the Interview: Fit, Passion, and then Ability?

• @Win thanks for your , 44 weeks 4 days ago
  @Win thanks for your comments.
  
  From the candidate's side you're right, why not enjoy your job? It's going to be hell if you hate it.
  
  From the hiring manager's side, you're going to want someone who is passionate about the job.
• I love to see this topic , 44 weeks 6 days ago
  I love to see this topic raised for discussion. As a career coach, I stand in front of audiences and mime the bored and the engaged candidate and they get it, and if they don't then the guy next to them does and then they laugh too.
  
  It seems hard enough to get a job without adding...
• I was quoted and this post , 45 weeks 4 days ago
  I was quoted and this post referenced on eFinancialCareers: What An Interviewer Really Wants to Learn, http://news.efinancialcareers.com/newsandviews_item/newsItemId-21937
• A hiring manager to a , 45 weeks 5 days ago
  A hiring manager to a candidate: "I can teach you the technical stuff (ability) but I can't teach you personality (fit)." Paraphrased from someone on LinkedIn, with permission.
  
  Which makes me consider the opposite of the hiring process, the termination process. Having made...
• @Anonymous(10/19) Thanks for , 45 weeks 5 days ago
  @Anonymous(10/19) Thanks for your comments. I went looking online for a fitting definition of "passion" but none seem to fit. In context, I would say it means something like a compelling interest in, and a powerful drive to succeed. With such a definition, it's not so much a matter of...
• I really appreciate this , 45 weeks 6 days ago
  I really appreciate this discussion because the candidate is at such a disadvantage in knowing what the employer is truly seeking. Depending, the first interview is still a continued measure of ability when employers are receiving 100+ resumes for the position. It also depends on whether the...
• @Anonymous(10/18) Thanks so , 45 weeks 6 days ago
  @Anonymous(10/18) Thanks so much for the HR perspective. I hadn't thought of it in terms of "championing." Thanks for bringing up it's legality! Next time I'll make sure I have a frank discussion with my HR rep on the candidates. As for fair, I'm not as convinced. The...
• @Anonymous(10/18) Thanks so , 45 weeks 6 days ago
  @Anonymous(10/18) Thanks so much for the HR perspective. I hadn't thought of it in terms of "championing." Thanks for bringing up it's legality! Next time I'll make sure I have a frank discussion with my HR rep on the candidates. As for fair, I'm not as convinced. The...
• Todd,Thanks for raising this , 45 weeks 6 days ago
  Todd,
  
  Thanks for raising this subject.
  
  While I agree with you that the Fit makes half of the weight in acing an interview, I beg to differ on the other 2 components.
  
  For one, Passion, in my opinion, is somewhat overlapping with the Fit. As for Ability, it is high...
• I completely agree with , 46 weeks 8 hours ago
  I completely agree with Todd's comments about "fit, passion, and then ability." As an HR executive who has been on both sides of the conversation, I absolutely believe in the "connection" factor during the interview process. Once an interviewer connects with a candidate,...