---
title: "Understanding Candidate Motivation - Training Course"
description: "Discover how to understand candidate motivation. Learn strategies to identify key drivers and improve your recruitment process for better hiring decisions."
url: "https://www.socialtalent.com/course-library/mission/understanding-candidate-motivation"
last_modified: "2026-10-22T13:11:55+00:00"
---

Mission

3 courses

# Understanding Candidate Motivation

Have you ever had a candidate drop out at the last minute? Unfortunately, that usually happens because we did not understand their motivation properly. In this mission, Nick Johnston will define motivation in the context of recruiting and provide a practical model to assess candidates and advise managers. You will also learn how to use different assessment techniques to understand motivation as you go through the [recruitment lifecycle](https://www.socialtalent.com/glossary/recruitment-lifecycle).

## Skills covered

[Sourcing & Talent Attraction](https://www.socialtalent.com/course-library?skill%5B%5D=sourcing) [Candidate Experience & Onboarding](https://www.socialtalent.com/course-library?skill%5B%5D=candidate-experience) [Hiring Decisions & Offers](https://www.socialtalent.com/course-library?skill%5B%5D=hiring-decisions-offers)

## What you'll learn:

- The theories of motivation and a simple model we can use in the context of recruiting.
- How motivation evolves through the hiring cycle how to assess motivation using different techniques.
- Real-life problems that occur when managing candidate motivation and how to handle them.

### Presenters include

Nick Johnston

SocialTalent Expert

## This Mission Includes 3 Courses