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Not the Most Qualified for a Job? Don't Count Yourself Out...

November 21, 2011

We have good news and bad news. The bad news is that, very often, the most qualified candidate doesn’t get the job. The good news? If you aren’t the most qualified candidate, you could very well still have a great shot at landing a job you are interviewing for. Here are three reasons why:

1. You are better networked than your competition. Okay, let’s start with the obvious. Your friend knows the hiring manager and can’t stop singing your praises to your potential employer. Or perhaps your uncle is the CEO’s personal accountant. Whatever the connection, this gives you a huge leg up on your competition.

2. Your skills may not be top-notch, but your attitude and enthusiasm are. Ask any recruiter or hiring manager to choose between a candidate with superior qualifications but a lackluster demeanor and a candidate with can-get-the-job-done qualifications but a radiant personality, and they will probably choose the latter. Companies are looking for achievers with energy who will channel their enthusiasm into a job.

3. You are a savvy applicant with the ability to shine, from resume to interview to final negotiations. As any recruiter or hiring manager can tell you, there are a lot of experienced, educated jobseekers out there who can’t put together a compelling cover letter or resume. Then take away all those job hunters who continually underperform in interviewers… not to mention those who won’t budge on salary expectations… and pretty soon, the job applicant pool has become mighty shallow indeed and opened up a door for a sophisticated candidate like yourself to walk through.

We want to stress the most important point of all this: finding the perfect match is not just about meeting a list of qualifications. We know it's about your personality, background and unique potential, too. The good news is, candidates matched with job opportunities through JobSync are matched with all of this mind.

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