Successful Candidate
How to Be the Person They Want to Hire
By Ros Jay
Financial Times / Pearson Education
February 2004
ISBN: 0-273-67522-2
254 Pages, Illustrated, 5 ˝" x 8 ˝"
$34.95 paper original
You really want the job, but the first hurdle is a big one - how to decipher the job ad and make yourself sound like just what the employer is looking for. But it's not easy: what does "must have integrity" actually mean in concrete terms? Or "able to initiate change"? And how do you ideally demonstrate that you’ve got it?
Having interpreted over 75 of the most frequent job requirements, this book explains how you can demonstrate that you have what the employer is looking for. Recruitment ads seem to have a language all their own. The people who write them know what they are looking for, but do you? Help is at hand. The Successful Candidate translates recruitment-speak back into plain English, so you can find out what it is that employers really want.
Contents
Customer relations Positive approach to customer service / customer focused
/ focused on client service / customer aware Good / professional telephone
manner Good speaking voice Helpful attitude Enjoy dealing with people Excellent
influencing skills Management Good management skills Skilled leader / ability
to lead people Ability to motivate people Able to develop a team / good team
building skills Ability to develop people Communication Communication skills
/ ability to communicate well both verbally and in writing / confident communicator
Able to liaise at all levels Ability to contribute at board level Articulate
Good interpersonal skills / people skills Willingness to deploy tact and diplomacy
Good negotiation skills Personal image Enthusiastic Friendly Sense of humour
Warm, positive approach Outgoing personality Presentable / smart in appearance
Approachable ‘Special’ kind of person / exceptional person / great personality
Personal qualities Innovative Ambitious / keen to progress / develop your
career / ‘zest for achievement’ Determined / determination to succeed Energetic
Hard working Committed Drive Dedication Integrity Entrepreneurial Professional
Reliability Mature Honest Dynamic Discreet Loyal A desire to learn / keen
to learn Work style Flexibility / adaptability Highly motivated Good team
player Ability to use your initiative Enjoy working to target / enthusiastic
about exceeding targets / goal driven Positive attitude / ‘can-do’ attitude
Able to initiate / manage change Self-motivated / pro-active / self-starter
Able to work unsupervised / be able to work with minimal supervision / ability
to manage yourself Quality approach to work Disciplined approach to work Efficiency
Ability to work well under pressure / calm under pressure Good problem solver
Attentive to detail Willingness to carry out duties Not a clock-watcher Imaginative
use of resources Well established work ethic Ability to multi-task Forward
thinking Enjoy working independently General skills Good analytical skills
Organisational skills / systematic Ability to demonstrate accuracy Ability
to demonstrate numeracy Good IT skills / passion for technology Excellent
administration skills Strong financial awareness Able to prioritise workload
Able to plan ahead Work to tight deadlines Effective time manager
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