Candidate Pushback & The New Era of Transparency
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Candidate Pushback & The New Era of Transparency

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 1, 202610 min
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In this episode Chris Russell explores how job seekers are taking transparency into their own hands with new consumer tools like DidTheyGhostYou.com and JobScamScore.com. We break down how public ghosting leaderboards and AI scam-detection tools actually work, why they are becoming an early-warning radar for your employer brand, and the practical steps recruiters can take to protect candidate trust and optimize their ATS workflows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Okay, recruiters, today we wanted to have, okay, recruiters, today I want to have an honest talk about candidate trust. For the last decade, HR Tech is focused heavily on efficiency for employers.

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Well, the market is talking back now.

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Okay, recruiters, today we wanted to have, okay, recruiters, today I want to have an honest talk about candidate trust. For the last decade, HR Tech is focused heavily on efficiency for employers. We built automation to screen candidate faster, tools to scrape passive profiles and auto responders that left thousands of applicants in black holes. Well, the market is talking back now. Candidates are tired of being ghosted, and frankly, they are terrified of getting scammed

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by AI-generated fake job listings or bad actors and person-making brand names. Today, I'm bringing you two consumer-facing tools that have recently popped up on the candidate side of the desk, diddayghostyou.com and jobscamscore.com. Now at first glance, they look like basic consumer lookup sites, but if you're in

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talent acquisition. These tools are actually an early warning radar for your employer brand. Let's break down what they do, why candidates are flocking to them and what it means for your recruiting team and strategy. We'll start with Did They Ghost

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