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How I feel when my LinkedIn inMail gets declined.

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When a candidate wants to start talking about salary/benefits before talking about the position and their skills.

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When a candidate says she is her own role model.

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Who I picture on the other line when I see a girlfriend, sister, mother, or grandfather listed as a professional reference.

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How I feel when a candidate gives one word answers to everything.

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When you realize you setup 5 of the phone screens tomorrow in the wrong timezone.

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When you’ve created an amazing complex boolean search string and press enter, only to find the job search site logged you out.

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How a I picture a candidate who applies to the same requisition 3 times.

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When a candidate asks a really ridiculous question.

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What I picture when a non-entry level candidate has high school awards and accomplishments on their resume.

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How I feel when I get rejected/no response’s by a direct-sourced candidate.

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When you spend hours collecting profiles and contact information but can’t find time to individually message each one.

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That moment when a candidate begins to speak very negatively about their former employer.

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How it feels when a candidate signs an offer letter and never shows up.

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How a candidate appears when they put their shoes on the conference table or chair.

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When the candidate clearly doesn’t know what the hiring company does.

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When a candidate tells me about their strengths and it’s something totally irrelevant (e.g. high school football QB, 20-20 vision).

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