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What Recruiters do to loose Passive candidates !!!!

It happens most times that i couldn't reply to candidates messages or i miss it.It really makes me think that i missed that candidate so easily when the role that passed by and i didn't care to reply earlier . We know that candidate won't respond properly next time when you talk about exciting opportunity .... Let see what are the effects of missing candidates on not replying... The 15% Factor This number is thrown around a lot but I've heard it's pretty accurate - that only 15% of jobs are available through recruiters. Whether that is 15% of all jobs or 15% of manager/above jobs, I'm not sure. It makes sense when you remember that recruiters (rightly) are paid either a healthy percentage of your first year salary. They usually earn it - and then some. So it makes sense that recruiters do not make up a larger % of the effort. It's expensive. So what are the implications of this? .Your job search strategy should include an effort with recruiters that is...