They say there is a fine line between love and hate, so having the best possible Consultant-Candidate working relationship is definitely the way forward. To help out, here are some of the things that drive candidates crazy:
- False adverts or adverts for expired jobs
- Not having their phone calls returned
- Being treated as a CV rather than a person
- Not getting feedback
- Having to chase for updates
- Having a consultant who doesn’t know their client well enough
- Having a consultant who isn’t listening to what they are looking for
- Receiving emails about jobs that aren’t relevant or suitable for what they are looking for (see 7 above)
- Not being honest
- Not hearing from the consultant again once the job has been offered
- Not being given information about the length interview (parking charges, other plans, returning to work)
- Being put forward to make up numbers rather than because it’s their ideal job
- Not being given information about who they are meeting for interview
- Asking why do you want this job when they’ve been headhunted
- Long drawn out interview processes with little feedback along the way
- Not being advised in advance that the interviewer will be late
- Seeing jobs on a job board they think they should be put forward for and not getting called
- People mis-reading their CV
- Not being advised of the dress code – turning up in a suit on their first day and everyone else is in jeans
- Not getting feedback (already mentioned, but it really is a big pet hate!)
By the way, we feel your pain, we hear your needs and we aim to please! Here at Headliners, we will always try our very best to make sure we don’t do any of the things candidates hate, but there is, just maybe, an random and rare odd occasion where we aren’t perfect. An occasion where we accidentally falter from perfection – please excuse if we do. We are only human after all!
So, now we are all well on the way to a harmonious working relationship!
Good Luck!
Tags: Recruitment, Work