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We’ve found ourselves uttering at least one of these in our recruitment careers…
“Apologies, the hiring manager has been out of the office unexpectedly”
– he’s been avoiding me/totally forgot about you, and it’s taken me a week to corner him for feedback.
“I’m afraid all my late afternoon slots are gone…”
– Dude, at 5:30pm I want to go home, I don’t want to interview you.
“I’m so sorry, I put our phone call on my calendar for tomorrow instead of today…”
– I’m a dope and can’t read a calendar today.
“I’ll discuss your CV with the Hiring Manager and let you know”
– You have zero chances of progressing in this process, but I can’t bring myself to crush all your hopes and dreams just yet.
“Apologies for not getting back to you sooner, your email went straight into my spam folder”
– My inbox is a disaster and I’m only getting to emails I received 10 days ago now…
“Do you want to have a quick chat?”
– I need a full 30-40 mins of your time and need you to be fully prepped for all the questions I have to ask you.
“I’m really sorry, but we just don’t think that this role would be suitable for someone with your talents.”
– You’d be terrible at this job.
“So, how much are you looking for?”
– Please God I hope we can afford you!
“There’s a chance you might be made permanent.”
– We only hire contractors for this role, but we need you to work the whole 11 months of your contract…
“No, I absolutely did not forget about you, I was out sick”
– I completely forgot about you.
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