What Hiring Managers Want Beyond Skills

by Robin Reshwan, CPRW

If you overlook these qualifications, you are not likely to get an offer.

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YOU WORKED DILIGENTLY at your job to develop expert-level skills and qualifications. Your experience and knowledge match the job description exactly. You thought for sure you were perfectly suited for a role – and then you get the crushing news that someone else was hired.

You had an impeccable background – so why the rejection? In short, skills alone are not enough to get you hired. Here are three traits hiring managers seek that applicants often overlook.

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About Robin Reshwan, CPRW

Robin Reshwan is the founder and President of CS Advising and Collegial Services. She and her team enable thousands of professionals to advance their careers through their advice, career coaching and recruiting efforts. Robin’s career tips are used by media outlets such as Yahoo, Business Insider, Fast Company, Monster, Kiplinger and Schools.com. She is a professional development speaker for the alumni associations at Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business and University of California, Davis, plus the School of Economics and Business Administration at Saint Mary’s College of California. A Certified Professional Résumé Writer (CPRW), Robin has been honored as a Professional Business Woman of the Year by the American Business Women's Association. You can follow her on LinkedIn, Twitter or email her at [email protected].

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