--- title: Recruitment is like purchasing an executive car… description: How can recruitment be compared to selecting a new car? And why is the McQuaig Job Survey tool so important? 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Their spouse's response is, “well option 1 is ok but the cream interior is no good, we’ve got 6 year old twins in case you forgot”, and “option 2 is way too big for me to park up when you want picking up from the football on a Saturday afternoon” So back to the drawing board it is. The lesson here is that the broker should of asked who was involved in the decision making process and then perhaps would have delivered a slightly smaller car, with black leather and parking cameras! It’s the same in recruitment and that’s why the McQuaig Job Survey tool is so important, it helps to ID the different expectations (in behaviours) that the hiring TEAM have. 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