# What qualities does a candidate need?

Date: 2017-11-21

After you finish an interview with candidate and you all agree that he fits except somthing small...

## How can you take the decision if to offer him the position or not ?

ghSmart, a consulting company that expert at recruiting processes created the Malleability model to determine if it is something that he can change or not:

### Fast change
Those are easy to change, and should consider as a disadvantage.
* Product Knowledge
* Familiarity with the company, and understanding of its organizational dynamics
* Familiarity with technologies / development environment
* Self responsibility
* Planning / personal organization
* Skill to guide other people
* Focusing on the right goals for the company
###Easy change
It is still not advisable to give up to a candidate who lacks those.
* Market domain knowledge
* Listening ability
* Mentoring ability
* Delegation of tasks
* Hiring A-players
* Self-awareness
###Hard to change
These are features that are not easy to change. If you are wondering about a candidate for features from the list – consider the possibility that, despite any expression of desire, these qualities will not change.
* Ability to think strategically
* Ability to focus on a limited number of topics.
* Openness for feedback or other ideas
* Discretion
* Determination
* Flexibility
* Initiative / proactive
* Confidence
* Build good relationships with people
* Team work / cooperation / work for common goals
* Influence / influence without authority
* Dealing with "politics"”" / organizational dynamics
* lack of empathy 
* the ability to stimulate others; retention / motivation and energy Excellence / raise the bar
* Treatment of weak workers (managers)
* In the opinion of the public, the work of the staff (managers)
### Will not change
If the candidate lack one of those, it will not change/ Thing again about the hiring process
* Intelligence / sharpness
* Systematic / analytical capabilities
* Creativity
* Drive - The urge to do things
* The desire to influence and bring about change
* Great challenges / risk taking
* persistence
* The amount of investment in the workplace
* Self-control
* Honesty / integrity
* Assertiveness
* Respect for others / acceptance of others