Attitudes that recruiters look for in a candidate

As much as the technical skills acquired in college or in everyday life are important, there are other behavioral factors that influence the recruiter's interest in your work. The way you behave can be even more decisive in hiring than practical factors.

According to data obtained through research published on the American website Career Builder, with the participation of more than 2.1 thousand recruiters and human resource professionals, 77% of respondents gave similar weight to technique and personality when evaluating a candidate for potential hiring.

In this way, the way a person behaves or takes his or her actions will directly affect the selection decision, if faced with two candidates with similar CVs. But you might be wondering, why is this so important? The main reason is that your behavioral profile says a lot about your ability to adapt to a new work environment and, in this way, bring good results to the company.

Its influence goes even further. Issues such as problem solving, motivation and people management are fully intertwined with a professional's behavioral skills.

The survey also brings 10 most requested personality characteristics in the process of assessing employee potential. They will be listed below:

1 - Ethics: It refers to a set of values ​​and norms that guide the employee's conduct so that he preserves a positive reputation in the work environment. The ethical professional is valued for respecting his colleagues and clients, being honest and dignified in any situation, knows how to listen to criticisms and suggestions and also to stay away from gossip and bad comments intentional.

2 – Security: A secure employee is one who trusts his work, knows how to talk about it accurately, expresses his ideas to managers, he knows how to justify his suggestions and, in addition, he is able to listen to criticisms and suggestions without feeling bottom.

3 – Positive attitude: Professionals with positive attitudes think about possibilities rather than limitations, are grateful to people who they collaborate for their professional growth, they don't allow fear to paralyze them and they are great communicators.

4 – Self-motivation: This type of collaborator not only injects energy into his own work, but also influences the positivity of his team and co-workers. Regardless of the situations they are subjected to, he understands that if he was hired it is because he has a value to add to the company, therefore, it tries to do its best and always seeks to evolve professionally.

5 – Teamwork: People who know how to work in a team are reliable, communicate well, know how to listen to what others have to say, are always willing to participate in activities and carry out tasks that they will lead the team to its objective, they are flexible and know how to adapt according to the needs of their colleagues, they are committed and are always willing to work until their objectives are achieved achieved.

6 – Organization to manage multiple priorities: This type of professional is considered a key player in the organization, as he knows how to deal with different situations in a planned way. They are usually great crisis managers, in addition to being very easy to assume leadership positions.

7 – Ability to work under pressure: As much as it is not motivating to work under pressure, it is necessary for the professional to gain this skill and know how to deal with the different situations in the work environment.

8 - Effectiveness in communication: This type of professional is easy to express, they are productive in meetings, they know how to argue about their ideas, they are good advisers and they avoid noise in communication.

9 – Flexibility: People considered rigid usually have problems in interpersonal relationships and do not know how to recognize their mistakes. It is for this reason that flexibility has become an undervalued characteristic within companies. Flexible professionals know how to give in and demand, they try to understand the opposite view, they know how to give up in favor of the other if he is right, they transform defensive attitudes into constructive ones and are balanced in their decisions.

10 – Confidence: The confident collaborator does not let himself be beaten down by criticism or suggestions. He is the one who trusts in his performance and transmits this feeling to his co-workers, which tends to boost everyone's motivation in carrying out tasks to achieve good results.