The All American Rejects - Getting slapped down never felt so good.
Selected, rejected and ejected. That’s the wash cycle Recruiters use on their candidates. But what I’m about to tell you is extremely important. So important, that it’s the very root cause why 99.99999% of all candidates despise Recruiters. It’s the very same reason you hate your Ex (all mine live in Texas), the same reason you hate the bank, the same reason you dislike nightclubs, tryouts, college applications, and why-even-frickin-bother-applying-online!
Rejection, dude! It’s a punch to the gut. A major pimp slap to your ego when you get rejected. But you know what dogs and poodles? Rejection is good for you. Yep-per, rejection does you some good.
Rejection makes you try harder. It’s the stuff that makes better athletes. It’s rejection that creates the successful entrepreneur. Even getting denied a bank loan makes people want to save money.
Rejection sucks royally, but you need it. Trust me. We all do. And, it hurts.
And you know what else hurts, verbally rejecting candidates (notice I said verbally). When you screen or interview candidates and they are not a fit, you need to tell them why. Your rejection goes a long way. It helps them improve and stay hungry in the job search.
When Recruiters fail to give solid rejection or even feedback, it’s an open puss filled wound that never heals. Candidates despise rejection, but nothing is worse than zero feedback, follow up, or unreturned calls. Unfortunately that is why candidates are a little sour to recruiter calls. And, I don’t blame them.
I’ve never met a Recruiter that likes giving rejection, but the good ones do it. They know it’s good for the applicant. It’s also good for the company. It shows you care enough to call them back and let them know why they weren’t a fit.
In fact, Recruiters are fairly used to rejection. We get it all the time from uninterested candidates. We really appreciate when passive candidates tell us why they are not interested in our opportunities.
Simple. Pick up the phone today and do some good rejection candidate calls.
Great little ditty, Glenn. Most importantly, think about how likely that candidate will be to pick up your call in 6 months, when you do have the opportunity that they are perfect for. Compared to the “black hole” recruiter, I’d bet its exponentially better. It’s all about mutual respect.
Clearly, too early for me. Let’s try it with Great little ditty, MICHAEL. Off for another coffee.