What are the greatest misconceptions candidates have about recruitment consultants?
That we advertise bogus jobs. What they do not realise is that it is illegal to do so. Candidates can rest assured that all jobs advertised by Hays really exist. That Recruitment consultants do not care about placing candidates in the right job, we just care about placing them. Our aim, however, is to develop a repeat business relationship with the companies we deal with, and can only do this through placing wellsuited candidates who stay in the role. Candidates get frustrated when their consultant is unavailable for them to speak with. What they do not realise is that recruitment consultants spend the majority of their day on the phone and visiting companies to ensure that vacancies are placed with their recruitment organisation. They need to do this in order to have available positions to discuss with candidates. Candidates do not realise the difficulties they cause recruitment consultants when they decide not to continue in a temporary job or when they do not arrive for an interview
