Dear all,
On one of the WA groups of HRs, Administrator of the groups, Mr Rajaram Thorve, has raised the topic for discussion titled Why should we hire you in our organization Vs why should I join your organization?
I have given replies to the questions. These are as below:
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Dear Mr Rajaram Thorve,
My replies are as below:
Q. 1 Why should we hire you in our organization?
Reply: - It is ridiculous to ask this direct question to the job candidate in the personal interview.
Before job candidate is called for the personal interview, it is expected that interviewer has assessed suitability of the candidature of the candidate. To assess suitability, he is expected to match the Job Description (JD) of the position against the career profile of the candidate. Candidate should be called if the JD and CV match at least 80% However, candidate’s CV is always in summary form. Candidate cannot write everything elaborately. Against this backdrop, to seek more information in the personal interview, interviewer may tell candidate to quote examples from his past career on handling of the specific task or situation. Based on the reply of the candidate, interviewer may take a decision on whether to hire or not.
Nevertheless, if the interviewer is untrained and if the job candidate is asked this question then the candidate might tell explain about suitability of his/her candidature against the job requirements. It should be general explanation and better to avoid boasting about oneself.
Q. 2 Why should I join your organization?
Reply: - Day by day the job market is becoming tight and getting right candidate has become difficult. Newer skills and niche skill are developed and getting experts in the particular field has become difficult. Now the recruiters chase the right-fit candidates. The smart candidates who know that there is shortage of the persons of his stature might ask this type of question to a recruiter or even interviewer. However, some interviewer may consider this question by the candidate as candidate’s presumptuousness. Candidature of such candidate might be turned down in smaller companies or private limited companies.
How to avoid asking this direct question: - This type of direct question goes well only for those who have stellar academic record or those who are absolutely confident of getting job. Otherwise, general candidate should avoid asking this question. Better not to ask this question while applying in a private limited company. Rather than asking this childlike question, candidate may do research of the organisation on one’s own. No interviewer worth of his/her salt will ever tell anything negative about the company.
Rather than asking interview why he/she should join the organisation, candidate may ask the alternate questions and that too when the interviewer gives a chance to ask the questions. Few questions are as below:
a) Have you defined the culture of the company? Will there be uniformity in the reply if this question is asked to more than ten employees?
b) Can you please tell me about the financial performance of the company? Please tell me about few financial ratios.
c) What kind of information is disseminated to the employees? What formal means adopted to spread the information?
d) How do you encourage upward communication in a company? What are some of the practices followed across the organisation?
Thanks,
Dinesh Divekar
On one of the WA groups of HRs, Administrator of the groups, Mr Rajaram Thorve, has raised the topic for discussion titled Why should we hire you in our organization Vs why should I join your organization?
I have given replies to the questions. These are as below:
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Dear Mr Rajaram Thorve,
My replies are as below:
Q. 1 Why should we hire you in our organization?
Reply: - It is ridiculous to ask this direct question to the job candidate in the personal interview.
Before job candidate is called for the personal interview, it is expected that interviewer has assessed suitability of the candidature of the candidate. To assess suitability, he is expected to match the Job Description (JD) of the position against the career profile of the candidate. Candidate should be called if the JD and CV match at least 80% However, candidate’s CV is always in summary form. Candidate cannot write everything elaborately. Against this backdrop, to seek more information in the personal interview, interviewer may tell candidate to quote examples from his past career on handling of the specific task or situation. Based on the reply of the candidate, interviewer may take a decision on whether to hire or not.
Nevertheless, if the interviewer is untrained and if the job candidate is asked this question then the candidate might tell explain about suitability of his/her candidature against the job requirements. It should be general explanation and better to avoid boasting about oneself.
Q. 2 Why should I join your organization?
Reply: - Day by day the job market is becoming tight and getting right candidate has become difficult. Newer skills and niche skill are developed and getting experts in the particular field has become difficult. Now the recruiters chase the right-fit candidates. The smart candidates who know that there is shortage of the persons of his stature might ask this type of question to a recruiter or even interviewer. However, some interviewer may consider this question by the candidate as candidate’s presumptuousness. Candidature of such candidate might be turned down in smaller companies or private limited companies.
How to avoid asking this direct question: - This type of direct question goes well only for those who have stellar academic record or those who are absolutely confident of getting job. Otherwise, general candidate should avoid asking this question. Better not to ask this question while applying in a private limited company. Rather than asking this childlike question, candidate may do research of the organisation on one’s own. No interviewer worth of his/her salt will ever tell anything negative about the company.
Rather than asking interview why he/she should join the organisation, candidate may ask the alternate questions and that too when the interviewer gives a chance to ask the questions. Few questions are as below:
a) Have you defined the culture of the company? Will there be uniformity in the reply if this question is asked to more than ten employees?
b) Can you please tell me about the financial performance of the company? Please tell me about few financial ratios.
c) What kind of information is disseminated to the employees? What formal means adopted to spread the information?
d) How do you encourage upward communication in a company? What are some of the practices followed across the organisation?
Thanks,
Dinesh Divekar