Rachel Foster looks for evidence of "genuine interest" when screening applicants to join her microbial oceanography group at Stockholm University. "I want to know if they are applying for a job just to have a job, or if they are genuinely interested in the research," she says.
When participants were asked what qualities candidates most often lack nowadays, the most common answer was creative thinking. But dedication ranked second and passion fourth. Such qualities play a key part in hiring decisions.
Asked to list the factors that would help them choose between two equally qualified candidates, hirers more often cited passion and enthusiasm or motivation than they did recommendations, candidate diversity or previous work experience.
Nearly one-third of hirers said that candidates seeming to exaggerate or fabricate their skills or background was one of the main challenges faced when recruiting - jumping to 41% during the interview stage.
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