Kumari Palany & Co

MANAGE TRANSITION, AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR IMPROVEMENT

Posted on: 29/Oct/2010 7:45:50 AM
Transition is a part and parcel of life .Transitions is essential for evolution. In professional life the job changes must be for greater learning .It requires management of these transitions. Sudden loss of employment strain confidence and robs identity. The stigma of unemployment weighs more with every rejection. It may have several reasons ranging from being a misfit, answering the questions with low knowledge, over-qualified, over-experienced and etc. The decision to hire is made on the basis of future promises from the talent, realized during the interview process. Here are few tips to manage transition and become better fir to the job.

Focus on skills and service offerings: Any employer in this dog eat dog global scenario will look for extended value in each person he recruits. He wills the candidate who is the best fit to the job. The talent requires making the best offer, assuring revenue for the business. Focus completely on the requirement, in case there are more skills to be offered, mention them judiciously. During the first few screening rounds ask as many questions as possible. It should cover macro and micro levels of the job. Such as, what would be the daily routine in the job and how much value would one get to create, what would be the parameters for measuring performance etc. Similarly, paraphrase the discussion with the recruiter. It reaffirms listening skills and understanding what the recruiters have explained. In case they don’t share about the job, make suggestion on how the daily routine can be, what kind of escalations would be required to handle. Use this knowledge to form your responses towards the final level. Build your replies on the answers received from the recruiters.