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Client, dead client or prospect? Mind your language, recruiters

Ross Clennett
Aug 21, 2013
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The most overused word in a recruiter’s lexicon is ‘client’.

It is frequently used by recruiters to denote any form of customer or prospective customer whether or not the person or company in question has actually engaged the services of said recruiter or paid for any services provided by said recruiter.

I believe it’s very important to use customer langu…

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