Are You An Asset or Liability?
Now here is an interesting question for you to consider when thinking about an interview. Are you an asset or liability for the organization you are interviewing with?
As a hiring manager when evaluating candidates, determining whether you as a candidate will add value to my organization is a very important question to answer.
Managers must determine the risk vs. return they will get for hiring you and allowing you to work in their organization. As a candidate you must demonstrate your value - you must demonstrate that you will be an asset to the organization.
Questions to consider to determine whether you are an asset or a liability?
1. Do you have the skills and abilities needed for the position?
2. Are you willing to invest your time and energy to see the organization be successful?
3. Check your attitude - Are you difficult to work with?
4. Are you worth the monetary value connected to the position?
5. Are you a leader? Follower? Problem-solver?
6. How do you define success?
7. How long are you planning to work with this organization?
8. Are you teachable?
9. Are you dishonest? Are you lying to get this position? Did you stretch the truth about your skills and abilities?
10. Are you one that brings contention and strife everywhere you go?
These are 10 questions for you to consider as you determine whether you will be an asset or a liability to the hiring organization. All of them are important, but your integrity, your trustworthiness is a key ingredient to determining your value to the organization.
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4 opinions for Are You An Asset or Liability?
Colby
Jun 28, 2007 at 2:49 pm
Solid advice. I like how it is like a gut-check going into the analyzing process before the interview. I can honestly say that I have to answer “maybe” on at least two of those almost every app I’ve put in!
Colby
Jun 28, 2007 at 2:51 pm
This is solid advice! I can honestly say that I have answered maybe at least once, sometimes twice to these questions with a lot of the apps I’ve put out there. A good gut check! Great suggestions!
Darlene McDaniel
Jun 28, 2007 at 5:12 pm
When we talk I would like to hear more specifically your thoughts on the post. Which questions gave you pause. Thanks for sending your resume. I will take a look. Sometime tomorrow we will be able to talk.
Know Anyone You Can Honor?
Nov 13, 2007 at 11:55 pm
[…] for that organization? If not, you need to take a look and figure out why. You are either an Asset or a Liability to your organization. In this current transaction for my husband’s new organization, they […]
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