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Employers looking for talented and ambitious candidates
For HR managers, finding the right talent has become a pain area, still they only want to hire a good employee or not hire at all Reena Gupta, a hiring manager with an FMCG company, says that hiring a good employee is the most critical and important thing for them.
New Delhi: For HR managers, finding the right talent has become a pain area, still they only want to hire a good employee or not hire at all Reena Gupta, a hiring manager with an FMCG company, says that hiring a good employee is the most critical and important thing for them.
Understood, but in the current talent scenario where companies are in a war for talent, do we have the scope for this? Is a good or bad hire a matter of choice or a necessity? What do recruiters feel? In a recent study conducted by Timesjobs, 44 per cent employers said it has become exceedingly difficult to find suitable talent over the last three years.
A whopping 70 per cent have even stated that the cost of a bad hire is much higher than not filling a vacant position. When asked about the parameters that make good employees, 55 per cent of employers said honest candiates and 52 per cent said reliable candidates make for great employees. Whereas, 58 per cent employers said lack of enthusiasm is the key trait of a bad worker. "Both aptitude and attitude assessments are critical in ensuring a good hire.
Evaluating attitude and other behavioral traits objectively, however, has been a big challenge for recruiters.
According to Suman Rudra, India HR leader, NCR Corporation, employees should have the ability to understand the dynamic nature of business and feel comfortable in adjusting to the organisation's needs. Adaptability, flexibility, matrix organisation, team working and making a solid self-contribution are key to being successful.
Commenting on this, Anjali Goel, General Manager-HR, V-Mart retail, said that at entry level, they look for candidates who are ambitious, enthusiastic, and eager to learn and are good team members. "At middle level, we focus on candidates who carry relevant business and operational experience and can mentor juniors and expedite their learning and outcomes," said Goel.
"At senior level, we look for qualities such as vision, core values, business acumen and the ability to align their skill sets with the vision and culture of the company," she further added. The study also highlighted the good traits that are significant in female and male employees. For female employees, 50 per cent employers said reliability is the best trait followed by honesty (44per cent) and hard working (39 per cent). Other significant traits are, female employees are ambitious and passionate about their work.
For male employees, 57 per cent employers said being ambitious is the best trait followed by autonomous (50 per cent) and confidence (46 per cent). Other significant traits are, male employees are hard working and reliable. The study was conducted with inputs from over 700 employers across India.
