{"id":2580,"date":"2016-06-20T08:10:15","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T13:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paradigm-group.com\/pg\/?p=2580"},"modified":"2017-01-26T10:54:47","modified_gmt":"2017-01-26T15:54:47","slug":"dont-guy-bad-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paradigm-group.com\/pg\/technical-recruiting-dont-guy-bad-candidate\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Be That Guy \u2013 The Bad Candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2581 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paradigm-group.com\/pg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/1718216-300x207.jpg?resize=713%2C491&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Stress, stressful, stressed.\" width=\"713\" height=\"491\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Every recruiter has experienced &#8220;that guy.&#8221; And before you get all defensive, I know every candidate has also experienced &#8220;that recruiter&#8221; (who is the reason I now cringe when called a &#8220;head-hunter,&#8221; because I hate the negative connotation it implies).\u00a0So, this goes both ways. 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