Sunday, November 7, 2010

Fresh Graduate Trainee Selection - What I see

Now a days I’ m in the Process of recruiting fresh Engineering Graduates for my Product Development, Business Development ( Domestic and International ).These Graduates are expected to take up Lead Positions in the future for Organizational Business requirements ( We take them as Management Trainees )

I’m just thinking what I really see in fresh graduates, Following points in to my mind,

Clarity of Thought

Clarity of thought in why they done Engineering
Clarity of thought what they want to do in future, why they want to do that
Clarity of thought in what job they want
What is their past achievements and failures

Learning Orientation

o What is their learning Orientation ( I try to analyze through Learning Styles Model of – VAK - this is a simple model )

Their learning drive in the subject they studies
What is the motive for the Learning
In a given situation what is the speed of their learning

Achievement Orientation

What is their Highest Goals on life and why
Why they set their Goals
Whom they benchmark and why
What is their achievement in the areas they attempted in their life ( It can be Education, Sports, Cultural and Social activities, Leadership (even some times Street Leadership )

Self Awareness and Self Esteem

What they know and feel about themselves
What areas they like about themselves and what they don’t like about themselves
What activity make them excited and happy & what activity make them tense and dull
How they receive and react compliments and comments
How they handle emotional hurts
About their Relationship with their parents and closed circuit relationships





Team Member Orientation

How comfortable and their experience in working in Teams
How they handle Communication with their Team Members
What is their experience handling Conflicts when they worked in Team
How they react and handle with Team Leaders in different situations


How I assess above points are I will ask different situational questions, I encourage them to narrate their life incidents and express their feelings. This is some form of BEI – Behavioral Event Interview
Now a days I’ m in the Process of recruiting fresh Engineering Graduates for my Product Development, Business Development ( Domestic and International ).These are the Graduates are expected to take up Lead Positions in the future for Organizational Business requirements ( We take them as Management Trainees )

I’m just thinking what I really see in fresh graduates, Following points in to my mind,

Clarity of Thought

Clarity of thought in why they done Engineering
Clarity of thought what they want to do in future, why they want to do that
Clarity of thought in what job they want
What is their past achievements and failures

Learning Orientation

o What is their learning Orientation ( I try to analyze through Learning Styles Model of – VAK - this is a simple model )

Their learning drive in the subject they studies
What is the motive for the Learning
In a given situation what is the speed of their learning

Achievement Orientation

What is their Highest Goals on life and why
Why they set their Goals
Whom they benchmark and why
What is their achievement in the areas they attempted in their life ( It can be Education, Sports, Cultural and Social activities, Leadership (even some times Street Leadership )

Self Awareness and Self Esteem

What they know and feel about themselves
What areas they like about themselves and what they don’t like about themselves
What activity make them excited and happy & what activity make them tense and dull
How they receive and react compliments and comments
How they handle emotional hurts
About their Relationship with their parents and closed circuit relationships





Team Member Orientation

How comfortable and their experience in working in Teams
How they handle Communication with their Team Members
What is their experience handling Conflicts when they worked in Team
How they react and handle with Team Leaders in different situations


How I assess above points are I will ask different situational questions, I encourage them to narrate their life incidents and express their feelings. This is some form of BEI – Behavioral Event Interview