QUESTION 30 OF 40

How do you treat candidates not selected for the job? Walk me through your process.

"It is essential to me that I treat every candidate with care and respect. Even if they are not right for the job, it does not mean that they won't be a fit for a similar role with our company down the road. Because of this, I must close off with them professionally, which keeps the door open for future conversations. I handle the dispositioning of candidates that interviewed for positions over the phone. I always encourage hiring managers to disposition candidates that they personally interviewed to give direct feedback to candidates. With candidates that weren't interviewed, I send an auto-response from our ATS that includes a link to our career site for them to stay in touch with future openings we may have."

During talent acquisition campaigns, human resource professionals speak to many candidates in a day and often interview handfuls of people for one role. Show the interviewer that you treat your applicants with respect and are unafraid to be forthright with them when they don't get the job. Your interviewer wants to see that you have a professional level of compassion for those not hired while also keeping an eye out on the future with potential silver medalist candidates that were not offered the job.

"Part of being a successful HR professional is to gain and keep the respect of your talent pool. When I disposition a candidate, I will notify them by email. Our company has a canned email response for rejection notices; however, I always personalize these. I want these candidates to know that I value their time and expertise."

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