RPS Search Group of NJ, LLC

Ten Things Candidates Love Last week I posted the ten things candidates hate.  Again I do not know the author of these but I have had candidates who have experienced these good things. 10. Talking to someone who is knowledgeable about their background and who can have an unbiased conversation about options that exist. 9. Entering an interview process that is transparent. 8. Getting a courtesy telephone call to the effect of, "What we have is no for now. We value your time and are sorry about the outcome."  7. Having someone help them go through the online application. 6. Getting a list of information that is needed to complete the online application such as W2s, phone numbers, references, etc. 5. Having an honest conversation about objections to their history and being allowed to counter. 4. Getting help on resigning and also being granted some flexibility on start dates if they have travel plans or medical issues. 3. Being asked for feedb...

I cannot take credit for these candidate hates but I can assure that I have heard each of them many times from candidates I represent.  I also do not know the source but I offer thanks to the author. The Top-10 Things Candidates Hate Having no clue whom they are meeting with for an interview, how long they will interview for, and arriving somewhere on time in order to wait alone in a lobby, room, or restaurant (and feeling very conspicuous when they don't need a job!) while looking at their watch (every five seconds) for the late interviewer. Taking a personal day off on one, two, or three occasions to interview at XYZ Company, only to fall into the Black Hole of No Feedback and never to be spoken to again. Add that their wife continues to harp on the fact that they missed Johnny's recital by taking personal days to go interview for a new job when "You have a perfectly acceptable one right now." This is when your ...