Tom Sorensen | NPAworldwide

Why good candidates walk away from the recruitment process

Think you lost your preferred candidate because another company paid more?

Think again.

After more than twenty years in executive search in Thailand, I have seen companies lose outstanding candidates because of the way they manage their own recruitment process.

• Simply put, companies lose strong candidates because of the way they run their recruitment process.

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I have written a detailed blog that explains each of the seven moments where companies risk losing candidates.

1. The first approach.
2. The first response.
3. The interview invitation.
4. The office welcome.
5. The communication between interviews rounds.
6. The employment agreement.
7. The final offer.

Here are the headlines of the must-read tips that will teach you how professional headhunters do it.

-The candidate experience starts long before day one

-Great candidates judge your recruitment process too

-The biggest candidate complaints ever

-Trust your leaders to hire their teams

-Badly drafted employment agreement

-Use behavioral science to check personality and IQ

-Your recruitment process is your employer brand

The best candidates always have choices. Make sure your recruitment process gives them every reason to choose yours.