Offer Recruitment Feedback To Job Candidates

Offer Recruitment Feedback To Job Candidates






Offer feedback to job candidates instead of imposing it

Let's look at the need to offer feedback to a job candidate rather than imposing it on them in this our third article on the importance of recruiter feedback. A job seeker will often know what they did right and what they did wrong so this feedback needs to be offered by the recruiter or employer and not imposed.  It is also important that if they are offered the opportunity for recruitment feedback and accept it they will much more receptive to learning.

A candidate for employment will usually know what they did right and what they did wrong at an interview so don't provide feedback unless the other party asks for it.  Not only will they not be receptive, they may also become quite upset and you will effectively have wasted your time.  In nearly all recruitment situations, applicants and candidates will be keen to get some kind of feedback, even if accepted, because they want some insight into what impressed you and what left you cold. Of course it will, or should help them in future job seeking and interview situations. However sometimes the applicants may not want feedback, or may want to arrange to go through it later.

When recruiting internal candidates you can decide if the job application feedback should be given by the interviewer or by their line manager.  Also it is important to build the feedback into the individual's development plan.  Thus the offer here is more about timing that the ultimate need to ensure they get the feedback they need to learn and develop in their jobs.

One of the many benefits of using a recruitment agency is that you can give feedback to unsuccessful candidates in a relative safe way - relying on them to pass it on so as to help the candidate in their future search.  This meets your desire to be helpful whilst at the same time making it easy since the burden of giving the recruitment feedback is taken off you.  Indeed this is one of the benefits of using recruitment agencies to assist you with your recruitment needs.

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