<ul><li>Adriane Schwager, CEO and co-founder of GrowthAssistant, emphasizes that resourcefulness and proactivity are the most underrated skills in hiring.</li><li>With two decades of recruiting experience, Schwager values candidates who can solve problems without additional resources and show initiative beyond their assigned tasks. She notes that resourcefulness involves overcoming constraints creatively, while proactivity is demonstrated by tackling issues independently.</li><li>Schwager advises early-career professionals to highlight instances from internships or part-time jobs where they showed these traits, such as a delivery driver who rented a bike to meet a deadline. These qualities signal a candidate's potential to excel in dynamic environments.</li></ul>

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