Three Traits Recruiters Find Most Desirable in Face-to-Face Job Interviews (Forbes, 9/22/2017) offers invaluable interview tips for job seekers. The 21st century economy is largely service and information based, which makes employees with superior communication and interpersonal skills highly desirable. As a recruiter, I give much higher marks to candidates who can effectively communicate knowledge, concepts and ideas and who can demonstrate the ability to work well with others.