{"id":239551,"date":"2018-04-21T15:30:45","date_gmt":"2018-04-21T13:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=239551"},"modified":"2018-04-20T15:20:09","modified_gmt":"2018-04-20T13:20:09","slug":"the-six-things-you-should-never-say-to-your-recruiter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/239551\/the-six-things-you-should-never-say-to-your-recruiter\/","title":{"rendered":"The six things you should never say to your recruiter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Put your best foot forward.<\/p>\n<p>How many times have you heard that popular refrain? Too many to count. However, when it comes to the job search process, many job seekers think that this advice only applies during the scheduled phone calls, interviews and interactions with the hiring manager and your potential team, says recruitment specialist, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glassdoor.com\/blog\/never-say-to-a-recruiter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glassdoor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After all, isn\u2019t the recruiter just the go-between, the person who arranges interviews and leases between candidate and boss? Wrong.<\/p>\n<p>The recruiter is a stakeholder and is an integral part of the hiring process. To overlook or underestimate his or her influence is a big mistake.<\/p>\n<p>Glassdoor has compiled a list of six phrases to never say to a recruiter if you want a competitive job offer.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>I\u2019ll take anything\u00a0 &#8211; any role at your company<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Much like dating, the smell of desperation in the job search can be palpable. Whether the bills are piling up, your current gig is an absolute dead end, or whether this is your dream company, avoid telling a recruiter that you\u2019ll \u201ctake anything\u201d for a few key reasons:<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re selling yourself and your skills short. You are talented, smart and can contribute greatly.<\/p>\n<p>You appear uninformed. Recruiters want well-research, highly engaged, informed candidates to apply for jobs. This statement makes you appear as though you haven\u2019t thought out the decision to apply to the company or do not know how your career goals align with the objectives of the company.<\/p>\n<p>You are signaling that you will settle. Continuing with the dating analogy, jobseekers who appear \u201cthirsty\u201d or desperate won\u2019t command the attention or best treatment.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sure, that sounds like a good salary<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Never settle for the opening salary offer. Never. \u201cA salary negotiation is a collaboration, and a key ingredient of a successful collaboration is good communication,\u201d said Josh Doody, author of Fearless Salary Negotiation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ll often get a job offer that seems really appealing, and it might be far more than you expected. Your instinct in that case might be to just accept the offer because it\u2019s so good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, you should be prepared to negotiate your salary and know how much you could earn given your skills, education and location.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of blindly accepting their offer, do your research. Then, Doody said, \u201cformulate a counter offer to see how much you can improve it. The negotiation should end with the company saying \u201cYes\u201d to you. Once they say \u201cYes\u201d to you, or you run out of things to ask for, then you are finished negotiating.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>My previous company was horrible<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Complaining about your last company is a big no-no. Barring some really unique circumstance, griping about your former boss, colleagues or work environment can be detrimental to your interview process as well as your professional reputation.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of making such a blunt statement, critically evaluate how you have navigated challenges on the job. Share with the recruiter how you have coped and actually thrived in spite of less than ideal circumstances. Just remember, trash talking is a no no.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>My former boss won\u2019t give me a good recommendation because he\/she was threatened by me<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While there may be truth to this statement, save it for your friends over drinks. Do not share this with a recruiter. When asked for a list of recommendations, rarely will a recruiter counter your list with a comment like, \u201cWhy didn\u2019t you include your last boss?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>References and recommendations should come from people who can speak to your accomplishments, successes and positive work experiences. Glowing recommendations are a big part of putting your best foot forward.<\/p>\n<p>However, recruiters aren\u2019t likely to care about the less than savory relationship you had with your former boss. Nix the gossip.<\/p>\n<p>Offer up the best recommendations you can and if you are questioned about the absence of your most recent boss in that bunch, simply reply, \u201cThe group of people I provided are best suited to speak to my accomplishments, work ethic and abilities. I think they\u2019ll provide you with a 360-degree view of why I\u2019d be an excellent fit for this role.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>I know my interview is today, but can we reschedule?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Unless there has been a death in the family or a critical emergency, canceling an interview on the day of is tantamount to saying \u201cI don\u2019t really want this job and I don\u2019t respect you or your time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you need to adjust the time or you\u2019re running late, be transparent. \u201cBeing late to an interview with no explanation or without emailing or calling ahead to say they are running late. This one will knock out 99% of interviewees,\u201d said Jamie Hichens, senior manager of talent acquisition at Glassdoor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the very least, if you\u2019re running late, call and offer an ETA, an explanation, or an offer to reschedule. And remember to apologise for the inconvenience.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>It\u2019s been 3 weeks since I applied, I thought my application had fallen into the black hole.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Depending on the size of the company, job applications can receive hundreds or thousands of resumes per position. And while recruiters try to respond to everyone, sometimes it\u2019s harder than jobseekers may think.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s no reason to be curt with a recruiter or make a passive aggressive comment like this.<\/p>\n<p>Use your time with a recruiter wisely by focusing on the role, the company and your unique fit for both. Don\u2019t waste time or diminish your chances of a positive interview experience by making snarky comments.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/220095\/15-questions-you-should-be-prepared-to-answer-at-your-next-job-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">15 questions you should be prepared to answer at your next job interview<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glassdoor has compiled a list of six phrases to never say to a recruiter if you want a competitive job offer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":239555,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9872],"tags":[7186,26],"class_list":["post-239551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-glassdoor","tag-headline"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239551"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":239639,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239551\/revisions\/239639"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/239555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}