Confessions of a Recruiter

We’re only human, and accidents happen. More so for those that work in a busy and fast-paced environment, such as recruitment. We've had a bunch of recruiters share their embarrassing moments. You know those toe-curling incidents that make you squirm. We had a giggle collating these, and we’d love to hear yours so why not share them so we can all have a little laugh together?Recruiter No 1: I was having quite a long and in-depth call with one of my clients and he was giving feedback on a few candidates and talking through some strategic changes a-foot. It was the last thing on a Friday (so I was tired after a long week). The call was coming to an end, and right there, right at the end as we were finishing the call I said "Bye… I love you.” All I could do was put the phone down. It's a running joke with him still and in our office!!Recruiter No 2: It was late in the day and I was sending emails simultaneously to my girlfriend and a client at the same time (I'd never advised this), when I responded accidentally to my client saying "Babe, what you up to tonight then?" Recall, recall!! It was too late. I went home feeling sick! In the morning, I got a response from her (the client) saying "Hey Babe, nothing heavy, just had a Chinese last night :)" She saw the funny side thankfully, and 5 years on she's still a loyal client of mine.Recruiter No 3: A client of ours had various locations in the UK. The Hiring Manager was interviewing in Norfolk, but I had told the candidate that the interview location was in…Newcastle!! As you can imagine both parties weren’t too happy with me. We picked up the bill for travel expenses for both interviews and the good news was that the candidate got hired!!Recruiter No 4:It was one of the first deals I ever did. My client contact was an attractive lady, and I was leaving her a voicemail message at the end of a hectic day. I think in my head I was planning on saying at the end of the voicemail, “give us a call” or “keep in touch”, but instead I got my words muddled up and blurted out “give us a touch." Doh!Recruiter No 5:A recruiter friend of mine got tired of giving the same boring feedback even if it was true so she decided to spice things up by introducing the ‘sandwich rejection’ this involved saying a little story….”So the client went to the shop at lunchtime and looked at the sandwiches before he left the office he had thought he wanted a chicken sandwich, however, when he got there he spotted a chicken salad sandwich for the same price and decided that he would take that. "You dear candidate are the chicken sandwich.” Somehow this metaphor was met quite cheerily by the rejected candidate. God knows how!!We hope we were able to put a smile on your face today :)Read more blogs