Every person possesses remarkable gifts, yet fully understanding our strengths could take a lifetime—perhaps even four! It is part of the human experience to not wholly know our abilities. Each of us, due to limited time and therefore experience and self-awareness, does not fully recognize our talents and blind spots. As a result, candidates often unknowingly misrepresent themselves in interviews.
Candidates can unknowingly misrepresent themselves by:
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Equating effort with ability
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Mistaking experience for competence
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Assuming basic skills indicate a strength
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Confusing stress relief with a strength
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Conflating loving something with proficiency
Interviewers, too, face challenges when assessing candidates. Some of the most common missteps include:
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Equating confidence with competence
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Mistaking likability for fit
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Associating a positive attitude with competence
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Hiring in their own image
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Prioritizing experience over potential
By partnering with Thrive Purpose in the interviewing process, you will empower your team to make more informed, confident, and strategic hiring decisions that will set your organization up for significant and lasting success.
✔ Essential context for understanding a candidate's responses.
✔ Insight into each candidate's signature strengths and how they align with the role.
✔ An assessment of the candidate's level of development and maturity.
✔ An evaluation of how all the above compare to different candidates.
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