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The candidate response that nearly made me cry

A while back, I was sitting opposite a recruiter in Auckland, New Zealand. She had just called a candidate in response to her application. The candidate burst into tears. “I have applied for hundreds of jobs, and you are the first one to respond!” It almost had me in tears! All recruiters, corporate and agency, […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On September 12, 2017
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Managing candidates’ salary expectations

Successful recruiting is about lots of small interactions, handled well.  The real job of a recruiter is to manage outcomes in the interests of both client and candidate. This week I have another micro recruitment consulting tip – the key skill of managing the candidate’s expectations around salary. It’s not that we want to find […]
  • Posted by Greg Savage
  • On September 28, 2010
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