"Curious way of Searching the best Talent"

I was searching on the net, when I just happened to pass some information regarding writing of blogs on Linkedin. I found out that earlier these blogs were only meant for some of the best influencers to share their stories and learning with the net privileged public & happy news IS - it is open to Us. And in my opinion every being who has their presence on earth no matter how big or small in stature, respect, etc, etc can share their stories or experiences for others to get maybe learning or in any way different introspection about things.

So, here it starts - I came across one of my friend who had just completed her studies from some "Superlisted/A listed college" & was ready to take on the curious journey of being employed.She was full of confidence & beaming with energy, not because she believed in her talent but more than that she believed in the brand name she carried in her resume to fetch her a handsome paying job plus benefit of being given a meaty role in the corporate world.

I used to wander & wonder during my college days that "Is talent & the competence level only related to a brand name of a school or college?" This question mark filled so much curiosity in me, that I went on to satisfy my understanding by comparing the talent & competence level from candidates who belonged to "Superlisted colleges" & those "who did not" during the campus recruitment opportunities given to me as an HR, thanks to my organisation for the same and I could relate more as I faced the same things during my college days as well. And true to the experiences felt by me , I discovered the same level of knowledge, talent, competence & no distinct edge of a "Superlisted college candidate" to be ANY different from a "B listed college candidate."

Rather, B listed college candidate was far better in terms of ambition & behaviour to prove to be culturally fit & achieve more.

This discovery made me more inquisitive because most of the qualifying criterion till date suggest that an X candidate would be preferred if he/she is a passout/alumni from a Superlisted college. This same judgement is evident when campus placements are planned to filter the so called best talented human beings who need to actually fit into the corporate world & are mostly preferred from the Superlisted colleges.

My Observation

I noted down that "talent is available in abundance", especially in India because of the constraints and struggles one has to go through to even land up with a fairly good job. So, putting it in my way- "search the best talent free from the pre- judged bias & crowd notions & conceptions that smarter candidates can only be recruited through Superlisted/A listed colleges only.

5 gains of choosing a second best talent

• Due to the limited choices given to them as most of the placements focus only on the top colleges & the last slots, if any are reserved for these candidates depending on the openness of an organisation.
• Secondly the behaviours which are expected from a particular role are exhibited smoothly and without any hesitation by these candidates as they do not carry any ego or brand pride and accept things in a challenging and positive way.
• Thirdly, flexibility to adjust in any crisis situation is much higher for them as they have already emerged from chaotic situations, so they do not lose their confidence and belief midway in any turbulent times.
• Most importantly, costs & risks incurred in hiring a Superlisted listed college candidate is much higher compared to a B listed college candidate. And the output & performance is pretty much the same or much more shown by the B listed college candidate. This also reflects the hunger and passion to move ahead is always upward in these candidates as they do not have the privilege to use their college's brand name later on.
• Next, talent is an inherent aspect which is "Within" & has more to co-relate with the "knowledge" & "mental conditioning" imparted in a school or college. No brand name can actually replace the talent of an indivisual under its wings. It can only bring out that expertise or natural tendency.

Somehow, this also points out to the reality that entry doors are only demarcated to the elite background young job seekers. Anyways, these ways of discovering the best talent from those arenas which were untouched gave answers to my inquisitivity & learning.

Let us re-invent the ways of hiring in an inquisitive way.

Cheers!!!