When you recruiters chat internally about candidates, is it strictly professional, or does gossip creep in? What kinds of things get joked about later, and how much does that influence decisions? From the outside, to me, it has always looked like an impenetrable wall!

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Oof, great question. From what I’ve seen, it should be professional, but the reality is often messier. People do make offhand comments, and those can color how others see a candidate. It’s not always malicious—but it does make you wonder how much hiring decisions are based on “gut” instead of merit.

I’ve heard it, but I don’t operate that way. Keep it factual, and if your “gut” says something, you need to figure out the why. I worked with a lot of overly negative gossip, and I don’t want anything to do with it.

I’m not sure how other companies operate, but we’re strictly professional here. There may be gossip, but I’m not part of it. I like to believe that everyone on my team keeps things professional as well.

From what I’ve seen- the HR recruiters are very professional. However, it’s a lot of non-HR people that interview candidates and I’ve seen gossip creep in there. But our HR does a good job keeping it professional

It’s mostly professional and focused on skills and fit. Decisions are based on feedback and evidence, not side comments or gossip.

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