Your next hire needs more than just a great resume. Focusing on soft skills, cultural fit, and long-term potential is more important than technical qualifications.
Although hard skills can be taught, soft skills, cultural fit, and long-term potential cannot. Therefore, holistically evaluating a candidate’s ability to increase organizational value should determine whether they receive a job offer.
Discover the benefits of hiring beyond the resume.
Increased Workforce Diversity
Hiring for soft skills, cultural fit, and long-term potential adds diverse employees to your company. Considering how each candidate’s background could benefit your organization means new hires provide different ideas, insights, and perspectives to help solve problems. These activities strengthen innovation, revenue, and business growth.
Broader Viewpoints
Hiring a candidate with experience in different industries provides unique ideas and perspectives. For instance, a professional who worked in IT for a marketing firm and wants a marketing role with your company can use their experiences to benefit your organization. Focusing solely on the candidate’s resume could exclude them from interviewing and adding organizational value.
Valuable Experiences
Experienced professionals often can add more organizational value than recent graduates with specific degrees. For instance, a professional who worked in sales, IT, and project management and desires a marketing role could be a better fit than an inexperienced college graduate with a marketing degree. The professional can offer insight and value that a recent college graduate cannot.
Ongoing Learning
Candidates who set career goals and use professional development to help reach them often have a stronger work ethic and more perseverance than candidates with excellent resumes. For instance, an IT professional might earn relevant certifications rather than a college degree to secure a role. Saving money while starting a career demonstrates long-term planning, financial savvy, and determination. These factors are attractive to employers.
Employee Loyalty
Hiring diverse employees can strengthen company loyalty more than hiring employees with great resumes. For instance, training a new hire who lacks key hard skills but prioritizes learning can be more effective than hiring a skilled employee with little interest in learning. Investing in a new hire who wants to grow with the organization can lead to long-term loyalty that other employees might not demonstrate.
Include Corps Team in Your Hiring Process
Corps Team’s screening process ensures candidates align with the role requirements and company culture for better performance and retention. Reach out to learn more today.
