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Candidate perspective / 5 min read
Candidate conversations in specialist search
A search conversation should give experienced professionals enough context to decide.
The perspective
Onix Recruitment / journalSpecialists are often approached while focused on important work. A relevant conversation respects their time and starts with substance: scope, location, team, project stage and what is genuinely known.
There should be space to discuss motivations and constraints without treating a candidate as a collection of keywords. Good search is a two-way assessment.
Clarity early in the process makes later decisions more confident for both candidates and hiring teams.
Key considerations
01Lead with the real scope
02Be clear about conditions
03Make the conversation two-way