Developing trust between parties involved in any kind of significant interaction is critical. In order for a relationship to exist both sides must have an understanding of what is expected of them and uphold their ends of the agreement.

As part of the groundwork for establishing a level of trust at MyJobReferrals.com the operational staff and recruiters who use the service decided to come up with a list of rights referral sources and candidates who use the site should expect to receive when they use the service.

Several recruiters mentioned that Accolo had developed something similar to what was being discussed. As it turns out they had a fairly comprehensive list of items and rather than re-creating the wheel we’re giving them the credit for establishing this list.

Recruiters using the MJR service are expected to adhere to the items in the following ‘Candidate Bill of Rights’. They aren’t hard to do and good recruiters do these tasks as a part of their job. Several of these rights such as ensuring follow up notifications on applications are enforced via the My Job Referrals service. Any remaining items are the responsibility of the individual recruiter posting the position. If a candidate feels they have been sold short on these items they should let us know so we can follow up with the other party and address the issue as needed. With thanks to Accolo for putting this together and without further ado:

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The Candidate Bill of Rights

Confidentiality: Individuals are entitled to the security and confidentiality of their personal and professional background and data. Any decision to make that data available to others must be at the specific request of the individual.

Credibility: All advertised positions must be verifiably open and available to job-seekers, with the intent of the hiring organization to make any and all efforts to fill the open position.

Accuracy: The description of an open position should accurately and specifically identify the unique attributes of that position as they relate to the Hiring Manager, organization, geography, work group, work to be completed, and performance measurement criteria.

Consideration: All interested candidates, from all available sources, should be considered for an open position based upon their ability and aptitude, and that consideration should be free from racism, sexism, and other forms of prejudice and intolerance.

Consistency: Hiring decisions will be made based upon on a set of specific and defined criteria that is relevant to the position, consistent across all candidates and applied objectively.

Follow Up: All applicants are entitled to consistent communications regarding the status of their candidacy, regardless of the outcome of their application.

Preparation: Each individual should expect that they will be provided with all relevant information about the organization and Hiring Manager in order to best prepare them for success during the interview process.

Respect: Scheduling of interviews will occur in a manner that demonstrates respect for the candidate, their time and their efforts.

Communication: Every inquiry regarding the status of candidacy or application is worthy of a response.

Information: All applicants will be provided with the necessary information about the company, hiring manager, compensation, performance expectations, and other criteria in order to make an informed career decision.

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