Posted under Interviewing on November 18th, 2007
At the Kennedy Recruiting
Conference in Orlando, FL earlier this week, I sat in on a Q&A
session with four recruiters representing both contingency and retained
search firms. All agreed that the most desirable candidates:
- have a polished elevator pitch and an enthusiastic delivery.
- discuss what they have done, (accomplishments) not what they do (tasks).
- use a reverse-chronological format for their resume.
They went on to say that the best interviewees:
- are completely honest.
- ask questions throughout the interview to create a dialogue.
- limit their responses to one or two minutes.
- never bring up salary in an interview with a hiring manager.
- let the hiring manager know they are interested in the position.