Comments on: Candidates Lost in Time http://www.cecsearch.com/WordPress/2007/05/03/candidates-lost-in-time/ The (almost) daily trials and tribulations of being an executive restaurant recruiter.... running a restaurant executive search firm.... and how to survive. Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:44:55 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Jay in Dallas http://www.cecsearch.com/WordPress/2007/05/03/candidates-lost-in-time/comment-page-1/#comment-6877 Jay in Dallas Tue, 08 May 2007 18:06:45 +0000 http://www.cecsearch.com/WordPress/2007/05/03/candidates-lost-in-time/#comment-6877 Two things I want to add: When it gets to the point where your candidate is past the HR person and is interviewing with someone in ops - send the HR person a thank you email. It's a good excuse to put your name at the top of their inbox. Also, I totally disagree with telling one HR person that your candidate is getting close on another - unless the candidate is a better fit with the concept dragging their feet. Too many of the bottom-feeding agencies use that to cry wolf and it makes your candidate look desperate to start work somewhere, anywhere. Especially if you were so pumped about them in the first place. Two things I want to add:

When it gets to the point where your candidate is past the HR person and is interviewing with someone in ops – send the HR person a thank you email. It’s a good excuse to put your name at the top of their inbox.

Also, I totally disagree with telling one HR person that your candidate is getting close on another – unless the candidate is a better fit with the concept dragging their feet. Too many of the bottom-feeding agencies use that to cry wolf and it makes your candidate look desperate to start work somewhere, anywhere. Especially if you were so pumped about them in the first place.

]]> By: Chief Executive Restaurant Recruiter http://www.cecsearch.com/WordPress/2007/05/03/candidates-lost-in-time/comment-page-1/#comment-6844 Chief Executive Restaurant Recruiter Mon, 07 May 2007 12:41:56 +0000 http://www.cecsearch.com/WordPress/2007/05/03/candidates-lost-in-time/#comment-6844 Dan, I think it is a good thing that most recruiters work by phone nowadays. Can you imagine if all your clients were local? ;-) Dan, I think it is a good thing that most recruiters work by phone nowadays. Can you imagine if all your clients were local? ;-)

]]> By: Daniel Sweet http://www.cecsearch.com/WordPress/2007/05/03/candidates-lost-in-time/comment-page-1/#comment-6774 Daniel Sweet Sat, 05 May 2007 12:06:51 +0000 http://www.cecsearch.com/WordPress/2007/05/03/candidates-lost-in-time/#comment-6774 Which step is the "Go down and do a Tanya Harding on the bottleneck HR person"? Dan Which step is the “Go down and do a Tanya Harding on the bottleneck HR person”?

Dan

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