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Surviving a hiring freeze: How to Engage with candidates in a hiring freeze. Companies who communicate proactively with pending candidates and optimize the talent on hand can minimize the long-term effects of a freeze and ultimately come out stronger on the other side. Tips 1. Mass email candidates letting them know why you are freezing hiring and when it will be open again. Let them know who is the point of contact to reach out with any questions. 2. Personalized messaging is king. Now is the time to reach out to candidates individually. Email them and remind them you are highly interested in them as a candidate. Share more information about their hirnring manger. 3. Call all candidates on final rounds of interviews. Yes, I said call them did I stutter. Call them and let them know what the next steps are and, ask if they have any questions. 4. Weekly emails to let candidates know were they are in the process are crucial. Do not send out one mass email and, think that is enough it's not. Bonus tip: Share videos to candidates of old happy hours and interviews with leaders, give them a taste fo the culture in your organization. Let them become a fan of the organization before they even get hired.

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Ask the big questions Whats is your talent ? What do you want to be known for? What is your purpose? What brings you real joy? What type of work environment do you want to work in? What type of boss do you need to thrive? Do you even like what you do? Here are some examples of some questions you should ask before you start your job-seeking journey. You must do some self-mastery work before you post your resume on the job boards. Answering this question will help you know your worth before the job search. It also will allow you to be more strategic with your job search only applying to jobs that match your criteria. Bottom line you can not start job searching without mastering yourself and knowing your wants and needs. So go ahead stop being afraid and ask yourself the big questions. Get your attitude right Yes, rejection is apart of the job-seeking process. You will get reject countless it’s important to be able to bounce back from rejection. Having a good attitude about rejection will help you thrive in the job-seeking journey. So before you apply to that job ensure your attitude is right. 3 Network yes in real life! No, more looking at networking events and rolling your eyes. It is important you attend networking events and make genuine connections. 50 % of the job seekers I have help land jobs have gotten than from there existing network. 4. Get on LinkedIn If you’re not on Linkedin get on asap. If you are already on LinkedIn start creating content and engage with others. Add value to the platform try to be as visible as possible. Join job seeking groups as well as groups in your industry as well. 5. Perfect your pitch Practice your pitch in the mirror. Watch your body language in the mirror. Make your sure pitch is short and consist of who you are, you’re why and your story. Make sure all of these tips are completed before you even start job seeking. What are your job-seeking tips?

This recording is about why giving feedback in the interview process is important.