Introductory transcript of a Social Talent video (speaker Nick Johnston) describing a learning module on candidate motivation for recruiters. Johnston (20 years recruiting experience) outlines that the module will cover theories and dimensions of motivation, a practical model for recruiters, assessment through the hiring cycle, and guidance for advising candidates and hiring managers.
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Have you ever been surprised when a candidate had a change of heart? Perhaps you've even been blindsided and they pulled out at the hiring stage at the last minute. Most likely your issue was candidate motivation. My name is Nick Johnston and I have 20 years experience of recruiting internationally and working with candidates. That's why I'm really excited to be working with Social Talent to talk to you about how to understand candidates motivation. In this mission, we're going to talk about the many dimensions and theories of motivation. We're going to pull that together into a simple model that we can use as recruiters day to day to understand motivation. I'll talk to you about how to assess motivation through the hiring cycle and how to differentiate and advise on motivation both to candidates and to hiring managers. So join me on the Social Talent platform to learn how to understand motivation. I will give you the tips and tricks and techniques that you need to make sure that you never get blindsided by a candidate again. Sam.