What recruiters can learn from horror movies

Whether you’re investigating a haunted house or picking up a hitchhiker on an abandoned highway, you never really know how the situation will play out. Much like horror movies, the recruitment process is fraught with dangers, pitfalls and, occasionally, a mad man with an axe.

With Halloween close, Anna Cook, Head of Recruitment at CERN and Rob Walker, Head of Resourcing at MENCAP, decided to look to the silver screen to see what recruitment can learn from our favourite fright-night films.

Shortcuts lead to disasters

The darkened path leading into the desolate woods will almost certainly leave you either stranded or in the midst of a dangerous killer. Shortcuts may seem like the quick option, but they will cost you dearly in the long-run.