Ace That Job Interview

“Heep starts every search armed with benchmarks for that particular position. “There’s a list of ‘must have’ qualifications and a ‘wish list’ of abilities that the credit union would like the candidate to have,” she says. Over the years, the two lists have changed. Technical skills used to be the prerequisites for hiring, but now it is more often the “soft” skills that are required. “Credit unions are happier to do the training, because they have found that skills can be taught, but if the candidate doesn’t fit with the team, that’s far more difficult to correct,” says Heep. ”

by Laureen Griffin

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