#AskHR is an initiative started by Applicant Tracking System, where we reach out to Talent Acquisition professionals and discuss with them about the most burning issues of recruitment world.

1. #ASKHR: DO PERFECT CANDIDATES
EXIST?
BY
Applicant Tracking System

2. Description
#AskHR is an initiative started by Applicant Tracking
System, where we reach out to Talent Acquisition
professionals and discuss with them about the most
burning issues of recruitment world.

3. 1. May be we are looking in wrong
place
“According to me the perfect candidate is the one who is
passionate towards work and willing to learn at every
stage of professional life”
Good to go for next best candidate:
It is very rare to get a perfect candidate at very early
stage of hiring process. In today’s time, most of the
candidates are attracted towards good earnings,
standard work time, suitable working environment,
which mostly is available in MNCs. So may be we are
looking in a wrong place. Instead of waiting for too long,
going for the next best candidate is viable for any
business.

4. 2. Make a benchmark to define the
capability
“A perfect candidate should have the following – good education
background, good communication skills, consistent, team player,
technologically strong, open for learning new technologies and
diversify if required.”
It is more difficult to find one:
Its not easy to get a perfect candidate but if you got one then it is
totally worth waiting for that candidate. Because when you start
looking for the second best candidate you won’t find it easily as you
keep the first candidate as the bench-mark, this will make
recruitment very difficult.

5. 3. One should keep looking
“A perfect candidate is one who most closely matches
the required skill set, someone who is keen to join the
company, has the passion to learn and is open
towards accepting changes”
Wait is worth:
Getting a perfect candidate easily is something that
doesn’t happen in reality. But yes we continue
looking for the best match to avoid the risk of
attrition in future.

6. 4. Networking can connect best
candidates
“A perfect candidate is one who understands the requirements, has
shown a track record of fulfilling them in the past or who has the
obvious potential to do so through previous indicators of their
ability. This is a candidate that understands the clients’ environment
and how they can fit into it to add value.”
Perfect Candidates are a mark of quality to our clients:
If you understand your market, the client, the role requirements, the
culture of your client company, your candidates in your network,
and if you are a great and constant networker, I believe you can find
the right candidate early, yes. We want the best candidates in the
first batch, in order to be successful. Without providing a quality
service and product – your reputation will suffer as well as the
prospects for future business.

7. 5. Do not go with predefined
parameters
“In truth, there are probably plenty of candidates out there that could
succeed in the role, even if they don’t fit every single one of your
requirements. In my opinion employers should not stick to some
parameters before going for hiring process.”
Wait will affect the business:
Vacancies can go unfilled for months or even years when companies insist
on looking for that ‘perfect’ candidate. This can be dangerous for the
business as both time and money is wasted on advertising and
interviewing for the position. Employers can go out with perfect
recruitment strategy, but on the job training sessions is what plays a major
supportive role in converting a new hire into a perfect employee.
Some good parameters are suggested by HRs to define someone as
perfect candidate. Although there is a mix of response from HRs and
business owners about the possibility of meeting such candidates early in
recruitment process and whether it is worth to wait for one or hire the
next best available. But for sure, it is a gamble to wait and delay the start
of the business.
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8. Thanking You
Applicant Tracking
System