Tuesday, November 13, 2007

A Personable Interview

This article definitely pertains to our class, and our generation as we prepare to enter the business world. There are several factors that are contributing to changing trends in the corporate hiring process.

There is going to be an increasing demand for quality employees in the workplace. The baby boomer generation will be retiring soon and it is up to us to fill their shoes. As we enter the workforce, employers are increasingly concerned about us assimilating properly into the company culture.

Companies are finding that the best way they can accomplish this is through a different interview process than they have traditionally done. As companies become more heavily focused on building customer service and brand image, they are focusing on making sure their new hires work well with the company. Companies are taking a variety of approaches to this, with some even going so far as keeping their prospective employees for extended lengths of time, claiming there is no way they can bs for that long.

Luckily one of my strengths involves adapting to situations, so I find that this new interview style will be particularly advantagous to me. The only downside to this process was quoted by one company as they claimed that they would rather let a good hire slip through their fingures, than hire an employee that won't mesh well with the company.


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