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What Most Recruiters Get Wrong

  In my last blog post, I discussed some of the negative stereotypes in the recruiting industry about how recruiters fail to listen, understand and empathize with candidates. This shortcoming is the foundation of what gives the industry a bad name. We can’t blame Google

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Ditch the Pitch for Better Recruiting

  You don’t close a sale, you open a relationship if you want to build a long-term, successful enterprise.” – Patricia Fripp   Negative stereotypes plague the staffing industry—and, for the most part, they’re justified.   To be clear, I’m not trying to bash my

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