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Trick or treat: 5 things that keep recruiters up at night

All recruiters have things that keep them up at night - such as a lack of graduates with the required skill sets, receiving unsolicited email from an unqualified candidate, or when algorithms outdo them in hiring success rates.

With Halloween around the corner, SparkHire compiled a list of five things that are the stuff of recruiters' nightmares.

1. Hiring managers with scary standards

Ever heard "I need this vacancy filled as of yesterday"? Some hiring managers' talent expectations are as unreal as the boogeyman, given it takes an average of 26-34 days to fill an open position.

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