WHY SHOULD YOU BE PREFERRED?

As an HR Practitioner, I have been privileged to either anchor or sit on quite a number of interview panels. One of the key questions that most applicants fail to do justice to is; “why do you want to work for us (company)”. It’s a golden opportunity to sell yourself and stand-out from the crowd as the preferred choice.

Why go it alone?

Most times we are faced with tough decisions in the choices we make or required to make that can make or mar our lives or future. Some decisions might seem trivial but are capable of changing our lives forever such as: what school to attend or course to study, what friends to keep, where to work, who to marry, size of family, etc. This could be a daunting task without the necessary background and experience to handle such.

THE PYRAMID EFFECT

I attended a training session recently and we were reviewing the hierarchy of an organization and it dawned on me that the unemployment situation will continue to worsen. Using the pyramid as a means of demonstration, as you go up the ladder, opportunity and rate of upward movement reduces, number of position available also diminishes as you move up. Imagine a situation where 100 people were recruited on the same and only one can rise to become the Managing Director (which is the highest point for an employee) at any particular point in time. The question then is “what happened to the remaining 99?” This is outside those that are unemployed.