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The word “annoying” is important to consider. While persistence is a positive thing, candidates can go overboard, and enough recruiters have had to deal with an overzealous candidate to know that they don’t want any part of it."

Aggressive lead generation and special offers aren’t the only new ads wreaking havoc on the job boards, and Monster isn’t the only culprit out there. In a beautiful world where DVRs allow us to fast forward right through the commercials, advertisers are constantly looking for the next trick. Just try watching a show without seeing an ad for another show on the same network pop up in the middle of a dramatic scene or during a critical third-down situation.

So, how do we avoid the lies? Well, everyone can just promise to be honest from here on out. If that doesn’t quite work, we could develop a better system for measuring candidates’ skills and how they relate to real-world scenarios at the job they’re applying for. A system that allows recruiters and hiring authorities to get a truer picture of the candidate will help companies avoid falling for the lies, and it will make it easier to match the right candidates to the right jobs.

Those days are over, friends. You refused to get a drink off the top shelf of the refrigerator for your little brother 25 years ago, that’s going on his blog. You try to be funny on MySpace and you come off like kind of a jerk, countless people are gonna know about it. Anonymity is no longer part of our daily lives, and people are inundated with so many sounds and images that it’s become harder and harder to make a name for yourself simply by doing a solid day’s work.

Consideration: All interested candidates, from all available sources, should be considered for an open position based upon their ability and aptitude, and that consideration should be free from racism, sexism, and other forms of prejudice and intolerance.

Many recruiters, hiring authorities, marketing gurus, and HR personnel believe that getting on the same page with this new crop of “youngsters” is a far greater task than the ones they have faced with previous generations. Why all the concern? Well, apparently young people don’t even view work the same as the old Boomers

It’s amazing how often the things we talk about that need to be done in recruiting are things that we’ve all probably be hearing since we were three. In this case, don’t lie and make sure people know exactly what they’re getting into before they meet with you. It’ll make it much easier for the candidate, but it will also give recruiters and hiring authorities a much better chance of finding the type of talent they’re looking for.