Hiring managers want

If you want to stand out as a job seeker and be chosen above all the other candidates for a position, start by thinking about the hiring manager's needs and perspective.

Hiring managers want:

• Someone who can follow directions.

• Someone reliable.

• Someone they can trust to do what they say they’re going to do.

• Someone competent.

• Someone who isn’t going to create problems for them down the road.

On LinkedIn and other public forums, hiring managers will happily talk about the first four items in this list. But it’s the last item, “someone who isn’t going to create problems for me,” that tends to be the quieter, almost whispered ask.

Is this person going to be combative? Will they embarrass me in front of my boss or our clients? Are they going to be gone in six months?

Thinking about this through the lens of opportunity, I want you to ask yourself the following:

What can you include on your resume, and what can you talk about in the interview, that will show the hiring manager that you’re there to fully support them, the team, and the organization?

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