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Sometimes employers become overly egocentric when it comes to\u00a0recruiting, deciding that in a weak economy they have the pick of the\u00a0litter when it comes to job seekers. However, job seekers are often no\u00a0better at focusing their resumes around the old-fashioned idea of an\u00a0objective and expecting employers to meet their personal needs by\u00a0offering them their dream job.<\/p>\n

The fact of the matter is that recruiting needs to be a give-and-take\u00a0situation. That doesn\u2019t mean one side gives and the other takes. It\u00a0means there should be a balance on both sides.<\/p>\n

In the article, “The Importance of the Give-and-Take Job Interview,”\u00a0writer and human resources consultant Deborah S. Hildebrand suggests
\nthat:<\/p>\n

… job seekers (and employers) should focus on creating the type of\u00a0give-and-take environment that naturally lends itself to a quality\u00a0fact-finding session. Because that is what job interviews are supposed\u00a0to be all about. It\u2019s just business professionals gathering\u00a0information.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In a truly idyllic job interview, both sides would feel confident in\u00a0what they bring to the table and be able to discuss openly the benefit\u00a0of what they each offer. It would be, as Hildebrand suggests, a more\u00a0level playing field.<\/p>\n

For employers, writer and speaker John Picoult sees it this way in his\u00a0Monster.com article, “Does your Hiring Process Sentence Applicants to\u00a0Hard Labor?” Employers need to consider how their company treats\u00a0customers and apply these same rules to job seekers. After all,\u00a0customers are just job seekers on their day off.<\/p>\n

Consider this: if you make the shopping experience uncomfortable or\u00a0difficult for customers, they are likely to stop patronizing your\u00a0business, right?<\/p>\n

The same principle applies in the recruiting arena. If it\u2019s\u00a0unreasonably difficult and onerous for candidates to interact with\u00a0your firm, they\u2019ll be inclined to look elsewhere for employment. (And\u00a0no matter what the state of the job market<\/a>, talented people will\u00a0always have other alternatives.)<\/p>\n

Making the recruiting process as free of stress and friction as\u00a0possible should be your goal. It\u2019s our goal. That’s why we offer a\u00a0complete recruiting software solution for your applicant recruiting,\u00a0sourcing, and tracking needs. Check out PCRecruiter<\/a> for more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[67,59,75,76,57],"class_list":["post-500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-industry","tag-economy","tag-employment","tag-interview","tag-job-search","tag-recruiting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\r\nThe Recruiting Process: Balance Your Needs with Those of the Job Candidate - PCRecruiter<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcrecruiter.net\/site\/2012\/08\/03\/the-recruiting-process-balance-your-needs-with-those-of-the-job-candidate\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Recruiting Process: Balance Your Needs with Those of the Job Candidate - 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