The Elephant and the Blind Men: A Lesson in Perspective
Once upon a time, there lived six blind men in a village. One day, the villagers told them, "Hey, there is an elephant in the village today." They had no idea what an elephant was. They decided, "Even though we would not be able to see it, let us go and feel it anyway." All of them went to where the elephant was. Each one of them touched the elephant. The first one touched the elephant's leg and said, "Hey, the elephant is a pillar." The second one touched the elephant's tail and said, "Oh, no! It is like a rope." The third one touched the trunk and said, "Oh, no! It is like a thick branch of a tree." The fourth man touched the elephant's ear and said, "It is like a big hand fan." The fifth one touched the belly and said, "It is like a huge wall." The sixth man touched the tusk and said, "It is like a solid pipe." All were partially correct and incorrect at the same time. They all stood by their words and kept arguing until a wise man came and placed the complete picture in front of them. He said, "All of you are right. Each one of you touched a different part of the elephant, and so your descriptions don't match. If you put all the parts together, that makes a complete elephant."
Understanding Job Requirements: More Than Meets the Eye
Whenever there is a job opening in any organization, what does the organization look for in an aspirant? Is it only technical know-how? Or is it just behavioral competency? Or is the picture larger than our assumption, just like a complete elephant? Well, not just one or two competencies are essential for getting a job; the complete picture looks quite different.
Two-Layered Verification: Foreground and Background Checks
There are two layers of verification most organizations follow: the foreground and the background. Let's take an elaborate look at the same. We all go through the technical round and HR round—the foreground check—which decides whether we will get the job. After a candidate clears the foreground check and is considered for the job, the next question is whether he would be able to keep the job or not. The deciding factor is the background check.
Components of a Background Check
In a background check, the following checks are quite known to all: address, criminal, education, employment, and reference verification. A social media scan has also been added to the background check to understand the applicant's behavior on social media.
The Role of CIBIL Score in Employment
CIBIL Score and Report: This is another part of the elephant, hidden to the eyes of most applicants! We often relate the CIBIL score with a financial score, which is essential for getting loans. Now, even if one has a good or bad credit history, how is it going to affect the person in getting a job? Well, the score speaks very loudly of the two most important characteristics of an individual: trustworthiness and reliability. If the applicant has a good score, it means he has been doing what he was expected to do. He is trustworthy and reliable. On the other hand, if the score is bad, that individual has somewhere breached a trust and hence, more likely, he will break the organization's trust too. He is not considered reliable, and the job offers slip out of that individual's hand.
The Importance of Personal Characteristics
Technical knowledge is as important as the personal characteristics of an individual. The information in an organization is confidential and is not to be shared by anyone with anyone. Hence, personal attributes are given a lot of importance. One wrong recruit may turn out to be very costly. So, every organization wants to be extra careful while recruiting and is giving equal importance to background checks as well.
As job applicants, we all should be aware of the entire recruitment process. Not just one or two factors decide whether we will get the job and keep it as well, but there are many. Be aware, be smart, get set, and go towards your dream job!
Read more at: https://www.jantakhoj.com/blog/backg...plete-picture/
From India, New Delhi
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23Once upon a time, there lived six blind men in a village. One day, the villagers told them, "Hey, there is an elephant in the village today." They had no idea what an elephant was. They decided, "Even though we would not be able to see it, let us go and feel it anyway." All of them went to where the elephant was. Each one of them touched the elephant. The first one touched the elephant's leg and said, "Hey, the elephant is a pillar." The second one touched the elephant's tail and said, "Oh, no! It is like a rope." The third one touched the trunk and said, "Oh, no! It is like a thick branch of a tree." The fourth man touched the elephant's ear and said, "It is like a big hand fan." The fifth one touched the belly and said, "It is like a huge wall." The sixth man touched the tusk and said, "It is like a solid pipe." All were partially correct and incorrect at the same time. They all stood by their words and kept arguing until a wise man came and placed the complete picture in front of them. He said, "All of you are right. Each one of you touched a different part of the elephant, and so your descriptions don't match. If you put all the parts together, that makes a complete elephant."
Understanding Job Requirements: More Than Meets the Eye
Whenever there is a job opening in any organization, what does the organization look for in an aspirant? Is it only technical know-how? Or is it just behavioral competency? Or is the picture larger than our assumption, just like a complete elephant? Well, not just one or two competencies are essential for getting a job; the complete picture looks quite different.
Two-Layered Verification: Foreground and Background Checks
There are two layers of verification most organizations follow: the foreground and the background. Let's take an elaborate look at the same. We all go through the technical round and HR round—the foreground check—which decides whether we will get the job. After a candidate clears the foreground check and is considered for the job, the next question is whether he would be able to keep the job or not. The deciding factor is the background check.
Components of a Background Check
In a background check, the following checks are quite known to all: address, criminal, education, employment, and reference verification. A social media scan has also been added to the background check to understand the applicant's behavior on social media.
The Role of CIBIL Score in Employment
CIBIL Score and Report: This is another part of the elephant, hidden to the eyes of most applicants! We often relate the CIBIL score with a financial score, which is essential for getting loans. Now, even if one has a good or bad credit history, how is it going to affect the person in getting a job? Well, the score speaks very loudly of the two most important characteristics of an individual: trustworthiness and reliability. If the applicant has a good score, it means he has been doing what he was expected to do. He is trustworthy and reliable. On the other hand, if the score is bad, that individual has somewhere breached a trust and hence, more likely, he will break the organization's trust too. He is not considered reliable, and the job offers slip out of that individual's hand.
The Importance of Personal Characteristics
Technical knowledge is as important as the personal characteristics of an individual. The information in an organization is confidential and is not to be shared by anyone with anyone. Hence, personal attributes are given a lot of importance. One wrong recruit may turn out to be very costly. So, every organization wants to be extra careful while recruiting and is giving equal importance to background checks as well.
As job applicants, we all should be aware of the entire recruitment process. Not just one or two factors decide whether we will get the job and keep it as well, but there are many. Be aware, be smart, get set, and go towards your dream job!
Read more at: https://www.jantakhoj.com/blog/backg...plete-picture/
From India, New Delhi
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