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Michael, a listener of the show, wants to know how to handle a candidate that withdraws from consideration of an opportunity or declines your offer.
There’s no way around it, Recruiters deal with a product that can say ‘no’. The reasons may vary. Some job seekers provide and explanation and others may not want to go into details. What is a recruiter to do? There is no way to prevent a candidate from
withdrawing from your job opening, or declining your offer, but you can ask some probing questions that will help mitigate the risk of losing them.
As a recruiter, what methods do you use to prevent losing a highly qualified candidate?
As a job seeker, have you ever run into a situation that made you withdraw from being considered for a position? What were some of those red flags?
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