Why would I employ you? (what IT Professionals should know before applying for that next job)
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WHY WOULD I EMPLOY YOU?
7 honest question employers ask before hiring IT staff
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“Have I gone Mad?”
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1. Do I really need another person in the office?
Do we need to do this job at all?
Can this job be automated?
Can it be outsourced?
... if the honest answer to these questions is NO --> let’s look at hiring a person internally
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2. Do we really need internal IT staff?
Are there free apps available to do this task?
Are there paid apps available to do this task?
Is there a subscription based Cloud option?
Can it be outsourced?
Is it a project that I can get an external specialist to do for me?
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If I can’t find a different (or cheaper) solution, then
maybe...we need to hire another
person:
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Somebody that fits our Culture
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3. What type of person do we need?
Do you fit our company’s purpose and vision?
Do you share the same core values?
Do you have what it takes?
Will you complement the team and lift the overall performance?
Will you make me (the hiring person) look good?
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4. Mandatory Skills(the job ad)
Non-negotiable
without these skills you won’t be able to do the job
without these skills you’ll endanger the future of the business
These skills are “your ticket to the game”
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examples:
Technical qualifications
(PROVEN) Experience with specific technology.
Project Management qualifications
ITIL Foundation
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5. Who are you?
You can change what you know
BUT:
You’re most productive when you do what you are...
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6. What is unique about you?
Everybody else has MCSE and a computing degree... why would I hire you?
Everybody else has ITIL Foundation... why would I hire you?
Everybody else has... (fill in a basic skill or qualification)
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WHY WOULD I HIRE YOU?
what work experience do you have?
What LIFE experience do you
have?
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What do you do to keep your qualifications current?
What do you read outside of work?
What other courses did you complete?
How often do you attend conferences / seminars?
7. how do you improve yourself?
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How to win...
So ... what’s in this for you?
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Your resume is your sales tool
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Put yourself in the shoe of the employer.. why would they need you?
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Show your true colors
How will the business benefit from employing you?
What skills, experiences and values do you have that make you unique?
Apart from the money - what do you want from your job / career?
BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF AND OTHERS
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Never stop learning