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(It depends on who you follow\u2026)\n\n\"seek first to understand, then be understood\u2026\"\n\nIf job seekers take the time to understand what recruiters do and how hiring happens, they will lessen their frustration when things don't go as planned and increase their odds of reaching a bonafide hiring manager with an effective message.\u00a0\n\nImagine if, as a job seeker, you focused on what a recruiter needed when reaching out or submitting an application\u2026.instead of focusing only on all of your qualifications, hoping something would grab their attention.\u00a0\n\nNow, this may seem like a subtle nuance\u2026but can you see the shift?\n\nToo many job seekers (understandably) focus on only being seen\u2026I get it. You need a job.\u00a0\n\nAs a result, they often try super hard, throwing everything they have to catch a recruiter's eye.\u00a0\u00a0\n\nNow imagine this: 1000 candidates in a week\u2026giving everything they got to recruiters to catch their attention.\n\nIt's a lot.\u00a0\n\nRecruiters are drained from tending to every candidate who rightfully needs attention.\u00a0\u00a0\n\nHow can you do it differently?\n\nSeek to understand recruiters.\u00a0\u00a0\n\nHow? 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(It depends on who you follow…)“seek first to understand, then be understood…”If job seekers take the time to understand what recruiters do and how hiring happens, they will lessen their frustration when things don’t go as planned and increase their odds of reaching a bonafide hiring manager with an effective message.Imagine if, as a job seeker, you focused on what a recruiter needed when reaching out or submitting an application….instead of focusing only on all of your qualifications, hoping something would grab their attention.Now, this may seem like a subtle nuance…but can you see the shift?Too many job seekers (understandably) focus on only being seen…I get it. 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