We recently joined forces with UK Recruiter to present the second in a series of unique recruiter learning events. Our first event, in March, dealt with how to manage client relationships (from business winning to account management) and for this one attention turned to the candidate with our two expert trainers – Denise Walker and Emma McDonnell – looking at how to manage candidate relationships.

In this blog we bring you the first two sessions from the event.

The afternoon opened with Denise and Emma setting the scene – the most successful recruiters in this market develop strong relationships with their candidates to ensure that they have loyalty and trust and to help encourage referrals and business recommendations.

In the short video below they start with the importance of being a respected partner and encourage the attendees to crowd source a list of the current challenges they face in trying to build trust with their candidates…you may recognise some of these challenges…