What Makes You A Good Candidate For This Position? 11 Sample Answers

Kate Conroy
September 1, 2021

How do you answer the question – “What makes you a good candidate for this position?”

Consultant Kate Conroy provided her insight to vGoodCandidates.com with her response.

Use this question as an opportunity to show that you have done your research on the job and the employer and highlight how your unique experiences are relevant to the role, outside of what is listed within the job description.

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A commercial roofing contractor was in hyper growth mode. They had goals to increase their field workforce to expand their service area to additional states and geographical locations. If they were to grow their field workforce, they would also need to increase their administrative, operational and sales headcount to support the additional workload created by increased field work. Additionally, they were challenged in workforce retention and development, experiencing high turnover, and did not have a dedicated Human Resources professional to manage employee relations and compliance issues that come with trying to scale a business.

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