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Title: ASK THE HEADHUNTER Jobs vacant but managers seem in no rush to hire
Post by: deanwebb on June 29, 2021, 12:05:37 AM
Jobs vacant but managers seem in no rush to hire

Question You've no doubt seen all the news items about how difficult it is to fill jobs these days because so many people aren't interested in working. I've been trying to get a key job filled in my department. I’m in a rush to hire. I can tell you the competition is very stiff. Human Resources keeps losing hires to other employers, even though we’re making competitive job offers. Today I'm really upset because, after 3 weeks of interviews (everyone was very positive about her) we lost a candidate I thought was a definite hire. When I spoke to her


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Title: Re: ASK THE HEADHUNTER Jobs vacant but managers seem in no rush to hire
Post by: Otanx on June 29, 2021, 02:32:57 PM
This one was funny. If you spend three weeks interviewing, and then two more to get me an offer I am probably already working at my new company. You can give me a verbal offer all day, but until it is on paper it does not mean anything.

-Otanx
Title: Re: ASK THE HEADHUNTER Jobs vacant but managers seem in no rush to hire
Post by: deanwebb on June 30, 2021, 11:35:45 AM
Exactly. Paper/Signed PDF or it didn't happen!
Title: Re: ASK THE HEADHUNTER Jobs vacant but managers seem in no rush to hire
Post by: wintermute000 on June 30, 2021, 05:05:51 PM
I'm literally in my current role because the other role took too long to get their offer sorted. 
Title: Re: ASK THE HEADHUNTER Jobs vacant but managers seem in no rush to hire
Post by: deanwebb on July 01, 2021, 08:08:09 AM
Yep, don't complain about a jobs shortage when you have an HR bottleneck as a real issue.