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What are the six shifts in candidate experience?

What shifts do employers, employees, candidates and recruiters need to think about when it comes to delivering the next level of candidate experience? We explore this in our latest podcast with Merv Dinnen, an HR industry influencer, who has recently written a whitepaper on the subject.

Read the whitepaper here – www.shl.com/resources/by-type/w…-rising-whitepaper/

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