Hishem AzzouzHost Of Recruitment Mentors Podcast

Why honesty always wins in recruitment.

Name: Why honesty always wins in recruitment.
Uploaded: 2025-08-05T16:01:05+00:00
Duration: 35 s
Channel: Hishem Azzouz
Description: In this opening segment of his YouTube video, Hishem Azzouz recounts his first experience as a tech recruiter, describing how he entered the role with no…

5 Aug 2025 · 1 min

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In this opening segment of his YouTube video, Hishem Azzouz recounts his first experience as a tech recruiter, describing how he entered the role with no technical background and felt overwhelmed. He admits that during his first interview he struggled to ask meaningful questions about PHP, resorting to a vague "Do you like PHP?" He emphasizes that new recruiters should not pretend to be experts; instead, they should be transparent about their knowledge gaps. By asking candidates to explain technologies they are familiar with, recruiters not only gain insight into the candidate’s expertise but also learn the tech themselves. The speaker frames honesty and curiosity as essential traits that build trust and facilitate learning in recruitment.

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I had absolutely no idea about anything to do with tech when I joined, and that was so daunting. And I remember like my first, my very first telco that I did to a candidate about PHP, I just like had no idea what to ask. I was like, I don't know what to ask. And I was just like, do you like PHP? That was like one of my first things I said. But you don't have to pretend that you know everything, that you're an expert when you first start because you're not. And if you pretend that you're an expert, then people are going to see right through that. I always just say, can you explain a little bit to me about this tech? Because I don't actually know it. And people just love to explain it to you, and that's just kind of how I, how I learn.