Things To Look For While Going Through The Resumes Of Candidates

Carrying out an executive search involves both time and money as the prospects seem to decrease and the specifications seem to increase. Many companies address this issue by simply hiring a Executive Search Firm in Canada and make their life easy but for the companies who carry out their executive search all by themselves, there are a lot of things you need to be cautious in. The foremost amongst these is having an analytical lens while going through the resumes of various candidates.

With potentially 5 mins to go through the life work of a person, it could be a challenge to be right every time you shortlist a candidate for further interview  process. A small fallout happened at this stage and you might have to go through  the whole procedure all over again. As a leading Global Executive Search Firm in Canada, today we are listing a few things that you need to look while going through the resume of a candidate before shortlisting them for further procedure.

Be Brief:

A good executive candidate is the one who understands that less is more. Professional resumes are always short and crisp highlighting only the most important accomplishments. If you come across long resumes, it would be difficult for you to find the relevant skill set you are looking for. It would be like searching for a needle in the haystack. In such cases, the chance of making a wrong selection is high and needs to be handled very cautiously. On other hand small resumes are easy to go through and hence it is always safe to say that they need to be given priority.

Relevance:

With a few universal qualities, every executive role is different and demands a particular skill set. Making a list of these requirements in detail after discussing with the various stakeholders involved is a good idea. You could then shortlist the resumes on the level of relevance. Having some bonus skills in your  prospective candidates is always good. Identify such skill set and search them only when you are satisfied with the mandatory skills. This would further help you identify the potential candidates who would be right for the role.

Differentiate:

Now that you have found all the relevant candidates, it is time to distinguish them amongst one another and decide who all could be a best fit for the company. These criterias could be anything. It could be the overall value system or the work history or the average tenure in each company etc. Talk to existing employees in the same role and try to understand what all is expected out of them and what all qualities have made them  stand out from the rest. This exercise can help in a great way to come up with a list of qualities that you can look for in the resume before shortlisting it for further interview process.