Hire Alignment

The Ideal Candidate

At Hire Alignment we are passionate about connecting and working with people who are a “true fit” with our organization. The people who work with Hire Alignment have diverse backgrounds and skill sets but there are things we all have in common at the core.

Want to know if you’re an ideal candidate for us?
This is who you are:

Someone who is passionate about what you do and certain you do it well. People around you are certain too, because you have a track record of success in your particular niche. You have mastered your unique skill set and are continually growing your considerable expertise.

You have worked inside a wide array of industries and have a broad business sense. You’ve spent your career building to a level of seniority, have a professional demeanor and your work is solidly grounded in business reality. You still believe in purpose and passion, adventure and magic and people take you seriously.

Work is something of value beyond the paycheck – you expect, nay demand, to feel fulfilled by what you do. You derive happiness and satisfaction from your work and when you’ve been in jobs or situations that didn’t fit you took steps to remedy the situation.

You’ve spent time thinking about your own intentions around work and career and why you’ve been put on this planet. Discovering your purpose has been the great adventure of your life. Further, you believe that companies can operate on this “higher level”, which is how the best companies will survive transition.

You believe in the power of people and organizations to be their best, despite the challenges. You tend to see the best of people – their inherent magnificence – no matter how crummy they’re being in the moment. You believe that organizations, like people, have the ability to be collectively magnificent when you find their gold and leverage it.

If we asked you to list your three best qualities you could easily give us five. If we asked you what your weaknesses are, you could tell us genuinely and thoughtfully, from your own learning about yourself. You love working with a team where you get to do your “thing” and trust others to do their “thing” and love it when the whole thing comes together. You focus on the positive and life-affirming versus on what isn’t working.

When you listen to them, people feel respected, valued and understood. You are confident enough to let other people feel important, without losing your sense of self or the direction of the meeting. You’re appreciative and regularly tell the people around you what they’re doing right. You don’t need to micro-manage because you know how to put structure around process and then let go. Sticky client situations don’t scare you; neither does critical “feedback”, because you know that all things can be worked out with good communication.

You have a life outside your work. You take care of yourself and are fed and nurtured by other interests and activities.

You live what you’ve learned so far. You continue to learn. You believe it’s possible to make the world a better place – and get paid for it.