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Episode 019: Yeah Yeah Yeah, Mouth Breathers and Fake Accents
Episode 019: Yeah Yeah Yeah, Mouth Breathers and Fake Accents
Candidates get nervous. When they get nervous, crazy things happen. They fidget, they bring forth really weird speaking habits, they even change their natural speaking accent.
Have you ever thought about helping a candidate succeed in an interview? I do. I don't want people losing a chance at a job over their nerves. Even sitting in the corporate seat, there is still a great benefit to helping people succeed. Nerves happen, but they shouldn't be a barrier to having a great person on your team. On this episode of The Rebellious Recruiter with Daava Mills, I'm going to talk about what to do when you see or hear a candidate get over taken by nerves during an interview.
Whether you have candidates who, when they get nervous, start every sentence with "yeah. yeah , yeah", or who breathe heavily through their mouth, or even hide their true nationality by faking an American accent until they feel comfortable, I'm not going to let bad speaking habits prevent excellent candidates from getting a chance. Remember, as a recruiter, you are selling the company and trying to help build the business. That opening you have, it's someone's jam, and giving them advice, even if you don't hire them, might come back around. It's part of the relationship building, coaching, and mentoring aspect of being a recruiter. If you put yourself in that driver seat, it will be more natural when you bring people on. You'll also be more likely to bring people on who collaborate with you, challenge you, follow through.
You're putting good things out in the world. Maybe your advice will help them build somewhere else. Thinking a bit globally, it's good for you, good for the candidates, good for the industry, community, the world.
And, it's good for your soul.
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