Top Mistakes that Recruiters and Hiring Managers Make

Suggestions about how job candidates should prepare for a job interview are always a hot topic on the net. Everyone has an opinion about what candidates should and shouldn’t do. But, what about recruiters and hiring managers? What kinds of mistakes should they avoid making to prevent losing a great candidate to another company?

Advice for recruiters when interviewing job candidates:

• Don’t withhold information about the position.
  
• Don’t show up late for the interview.
  
• Don’t go to an interview unprepared.
• Don’t rush through a candidate through an interview. 
• Don’t ask questions unrelated to the job.
• Don’t turn treat job candidates like their on the witness stand in a court of law.

Advice for recruiters when interviewing a client:

• Listen to what your client’s needs are.
• Then listen to what your client’s needs are.
• Make sure you listen to what your clients’s needs are.