How do you politely tell a recruiter that you do not offer “holds”

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You don’t. You politely tell yourself to play nice. Not because you need that job today, but because you might need that relationship tomorrow. Trust me.

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My mistake. Your question made it sound like a point of principle for you. My bad. I would just be honest.

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“I do not offer holds.”

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What are holds?

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Terrible and unnecessary

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hold the date/time. it’s like saying “pencil” me in but not with ink (you can’t erase ink). usually done for a meeting/call.. or a project start date through end date (for freelancers).

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tip: say you’ll hold, but you also have another hold at the day day/time.

why: because now they are more inclined to work fast to get you a solid answer

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Say yes but keep looking elsewhere until someone commits. I’ve had holds drag out to no opportunities, meanwhile I’ve not pursued other things.

Holds are completely disrespectful of workers in my opinion. You either hire or you don’t. I’ve done them but in the future will treat them differently, with less importance.

Look out after yourself just as they always do for themselves.

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What’s holds?

There is no downside to a hold.

Sounds like a good problem to have. Especially right now.

Counting blessings (and filling savings)

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God I’d love to have a hold.

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