Hi,

Hi,

I recently had a terrible interview call where the recruiter said, "it says something about me that I did not take the time to get my HR certification." I could not go for a Director position without it. I have been a Director for 6 years and in Human Resources for 25+ years. As a Human Resource person, I would never conduct an interview and leave the candidate feeling less than. People have different experiences and opinions should be held. a 10-minute conversation where you put the person you are interviewing on hold is just poor judgment to voice your opinion. While I am getting it all off my chest, candidates' time should also be respected. If you are going to be 15 minutes late let them know instead of the candidate sending you two texts asking if the interview is still on. The recruiter fell very short of coaching. My question is what is the best certification for Human Resouce individual and what is the best course to take the certification?

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  1. Joan Williams, Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

    SHRM certs are preferred in my experience.

    Please don't give that bad recruiter one second more bandwidth in your brain.

  2. Anonymous

    I am so sorry you had to go through that experience!

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