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How to establish relationships with candidates

How to establish relationships with candidates

From the course: Technical Recruiting

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How to establish relationships with candidates

- I want you to imagine the value of your technology candidates viewing you as their lifetime career agent. When you develop a strong relationship, you can help them advance throughout their career and attain their short as well as their long-term goals. Now there are five basic rules to nurture a relationship. Rule number one is you've got to do the right thing for people. You can't just put somebody in a job because you're being pressured to fill the job. You've got to do the right thing for the individual. Rule number two is always do the best job you can. I believe at working at a level 10. I don't think in the technical recruiting profession you can ever even be just an eight or a nine because you've got these individuals' lives in your hands and regardless of what's going on in your life, they deserve you as your best. Rule number three is you've got to treat others the way they want to be treated, which is a little different. I was always taught treat people the way you want to…

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