Human Resource Planning

Before interviewing, you researched the company, donned your best clothes and practical shoes the day of the appointment, planned your route to be early, tucked your updated resume in your portfolio and left for your interview with Human Resources.  

In the next hour, you do everything in your power to acquaint them with your skills, explain why you fit the job and why they should hire YOU!

But then, the regret letter arrives saying although they were impressed with your credentials, they have decided to go with another candidate.

You think, what could have I done better in the interview and why wasn't I hired?!!

Well if the company did its job right, it used applicant tracking software system to better refine candidiates and subjected you to taking some employee assessments so they knew more about you before the interview. So if they didn't pick you, maybe they did you a favor? If there was no job fit, how long would you have lasted.  Companies need to spend more time focusing on talent acquisition. 

On your next job interview if a company using applicant management and pre-employment testing make sure you ask them how they define job fit.  It will give you better insight into whether this is a good decision for both of you.