3 Qualities companies look for in candidates
Highly productive and operationally efficient companies are culture-centric and they prioritize a candidate’s personality and passion along with credentials. The top 3 qualities include: 1. Attitude to get things done: Depending on the designation or task, there are specific personality requirements that companies look for in candidates, which help them gauge the commitment to getting […]
Expertise vs. Skills – Why are they important?
Your successful #career isn’t cemented unless you have a deep understanding of these 2 requirements: 1. Acquired knowledge – also known as subject expertise 2. Anything you are inherently, naturally, good at – also known as super skills Your subject expertise either comes out of a book, or teacher or a combination of these. Over […]
Why your personality is key element to sync with company culture?
Smart companies realize the significance of right cultural sync among teams. What this implies is that a candidate’s innate attitude and personality is given equal or higher priority to qualifications and experience. In other words, team members with the right attitude and personality sync have shown direct correlation with effective collaboration and efficient long term productivity. Another […]
How do we empower the skilled but underprivileged Indian workforce?
About 80% of Indian blue-collar workforce, represented by 700+ million people, do part-time jobs owing to seasonal and contract work. It is critical that they get identified for work-on-demand. Despite the increasing smartphones and internet penetrations, the underprivileged workforce are handicapped for 2 main reasons: 1. They may be illiterate and cannot be expected to […]
Why Artificial Intelligence can’t solve the hiring challenges?
While AI has many valuable applications, its influence and capabilities in the hiring space is highly exaggerated. Here are the 2 fundamental flaws of AI when it comes to hiring: 1. AI needs millions of data points to extrapolate and justify a strong conclusion. This is applicable only to repetitive processes in manufacturing and services […]
Resume’s REAL definition: Document that’s ruining job placement for the past 539 years
2 major problems with resumes: 1. Candidates mostly exaggerate their capabilities. Moreover, its composed in the same lines of the job description being applied for. 2. Recruiter spend less than 20 seconds reviewing it. Not all candidates are great writers either. Crucial credentials are ignored or overlooked and genuine candidates are neglected. A Since the […]
Human Resource Insights #3: Star Performers are Nurtured, NOT Acquired
When it comes to high-skilled recruitment, the phrase “War for talent” is an understatement. The demand outweighs supply and recruiters work under tremendous pressure to fill positions. Unfortunately, the time taken to on board a candidate,
Human Resource Insights #2: 4 Signs of Inefficient HR Departments
There are many subcategories within the human resource (HR) department but they can be categorized into 3 focus groups
Human Resource Insights #1: Attrition – 2 Reasons why it gets out of control
By: Shriram Shanmugham, Founder – Credait.com – The People Empowerment Platform Reading time: 5 minutes We have heard the phrase “Employees don’t leave companies, but leave their bosses.” Bad bosses are undisputedly the primary reason why employees leaving organizations. While this is undeniable, there are many other reasons for people quitting and some of these include: Lack of […]
Credait – Research Justification
Credait is a social empowerment platform to enable people’s dream career.