Candidate experience in hiring: structured, not robotic
Candidate experience improves when hiring is clearer, fairer and more structured - not when interviews become looser.
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Co-founder of HireSchool. Former senior leader, hiring manager and interviewer at Amazon and Apple.
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Candidate experience improves when hiring is clearer, fairer and more structured - not when interviews become looser.
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