Lindemann: 12 candidates rejected a client's job offers over one toxic manager
Travis Lindemann · 12 Candidates Refused the Job Because of One Person on Their Team · Nov 1, 2022 · at 26:31
Travis Lindemann, Managing Director of Nexus IT Group, shares an example of how a toxic manager at a client firm drove away a dozen qualified candidates.
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“We've gotten to the final interview and they say, I love the company. I love what they're doing. I love the role, but I cannot work for that manager. And I think that's probably about 12, 12 or so people that have, you know, provided that feedback this year from that manager.”
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