Find how many candidates are in the process

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Find how many candidates are in the process

Think of all the time you've wasted working on requisitions that were filled without you. Think of all the work you did, only to be told the job was filled before you submitted even one qualified candidate. Well, I'm going to share three things you can do to help avoid wasting all that time and effort. The first thing to do when you accept a requisition is to ask how many candidates are already in the interviewing process. This will help you determine if any strong external or internal candidates are being considered.

You don't want to waste your time focused on a specific requisition if your candidates are only going to be comparison candidates used to justify hiring someone else. Then, you need to delve deeper. It's not enough just to know that there are candidates in the process. Ask questions to reveal if any of these candidates are strongly being considered, or is even close to an offer. When you ask about their level of interest, quantify the answer by using numbers.

Get specific, ask, "on a scale of one to 10.


Source: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/align-recruiting-with-job-requirements/find-how-many-candidates-are-in-the-process