What Sets Management Trainee Candidates Apart in HR Recruitment? Seeking Insights from Experienced Professionals

Dear All,

Since most of you are professionals who have been in the HR profession for quite some time, I am sure this is the right forum to ask this question. When you recruit management trainees, what are you looking for essentially? I mean, I know it's kind of a funny question. I am doing my M.B.A right now, specializing in HR. At the end of the year, everyone in the HR field will have the same thing on their C.V. - a Postgraduate certificate, a 2-month summer internship, 2-3 projects, a certificate in inter-college debates, quizzes, etc. What differentiating factors are you looking for in a candidate that make them stand out from the crowd? What are the broad parameters on which you judge a candidate and select them?

It would be great if I could get some answers to this as it would really help in shaping my career and securing a good job.

Love & Regards,
Ganesh 8)

Hi Friend,

The first thing an HR personnel looks at is the communication skills. Secondly, we look at the aptitude for the practical implementation of their theoretical knowledge. This is followed by situation analysis, judgment capability, etc.

Regards, Vijay Marupudi

Hi Ganesh,
Management Trainee's profile:-
Define competencies for the position , for instance am conducting the PPTs & selection of MTs for one of my clients –
- What we check is the level of creativity - ability to think beyond the obvious and his approach to difficult problems.
- Knowledge of Basics and its application
- Flexible
- Willingness to learn new things
- Non smoker( Since its a flavour house!)
- Cultural fit to the organizations in terms of values & beliefs
- Has he/she made an effort to know more about the organization besides the info given on PPT.
Cheerio
Rajat