Recruiters + Hiring Managers: It’s Complicated
Recruiters and hiring managers want the same thing: make a great hire. So why does the relationship sometimes feel like it needs couples therapy?
Recruiters and TA professionals often find themselves doing much more than recruiting. They’re coaching, influencing, setting expectations, pushing back, translating feedback, and helping hiring managers navigate a process they may only participate in a handful of times each year.
This interactive conversation, hosted by Expert Interviewers, will bring together women in recruiting and Talent Acquisition to talk candidly about what that partnership looks like in practice: where it breaks down, what works, and how TA can build stronger hiring manager relationships without taking ownership of the entire hiring process.
Together, we’ll explore:
Where recruiter–hiring manager partnerships most commonly break down
How to establish clearer expectations, roles, and boundaries
Ways recruiters can coach and influence without becoming the “interview police”
How to help hiring managers get clear on what they’re actually looking for before candidates enter the process
What better communication and feedback can look like throughout the hiring process
How stronger recruiter–manager partnerships ultimately improve the candidate experience
You’ll walk away with:
New ideas, practical conversation starters, and strategies you can bring back to your own hiring manager relationships — plus a look at The New Hiring Manager Playbook, a new resource from Expert Interviewers designed to give managers practical support before, during, and after the interview.
While the Playbook was created with newer hiring managers in mind, it can also be a useful tool for TA teams to share, recommend, or incorporate into broader manager development and interviewer support.
This won’t be a sit-and-listen training. Come ready to share what you’re seeing, compare notes with other TA professionals, and talk about what it really takes to turn hiring from a handoff into a partnership.
Speaker Bio:
Lorna Erickson and Victoria Gates are the founders of Expert Interviewers, where they train hiring managers to run structured, modern interviews. They have conducted over 10,000 interviews, and have built their expertise through a comprehensive case study spanning 5,000+ interviews, developing the tools and techniques that improve both interview efficiency and accuracy. Together, they've delivered custom interview training for organizations ranging from startups to multi-billion dollar companies, globally, and their social media content has been viewed over 300 million times.
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