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The perfect candidate is elusive – possibly even a total fiction – but that doesn't stop us from trying to find them – which is probably why 95 percent of companies make hiring mistakes every year that cost them tens of thousands of dollars.According to research from Brandon Hall Group, 69 percent of companies believe a flawed interview process has the biggest impact on the quality of new hires.

The retained executive search model is broken.

Compensation isn't the leading career motivator it was once thought to be.

Compensation isn't the leading career motivator it was once thought to be.

In June, Universum released Employer Branding Now, a wide-ranging report that surveys the state of employer branding in 2016.

In June, Universum released Employer Branding Now, a wide-ranging report that surveys the state of employer branding in 2016.

More companies are looking to hire more and more people, which is good news for job seekers.

More companies are looking to hire more and more people, which is good news for job seekers.

Welcome to Recruiter QA, where we pose employment-related questions to the experts and share their answers!

Welcome to Recruiter QA, where we pose employment-related questions to the experts and share their answers!

It's one of the more depressing business statistics: Only about a third of employees say they are engaged at work. The other 70 percent aren't too happy with their jobs, with 52 percent feeling "blah" and 18 percent downright hating their current positions.

It's one of the more depressing business statistics: Only about a third of employees say they are engaged at work. The other 70 percent aren't too happy with their jobs, with 52 percent feeling "blah" and 18 percent downright hating their current positions.

Recent reforms to the American health care system have lead to an influx of patients for many hospitals and care centers across the country.

Recent reforms to the American health care system have lead to an influx of patients for many hospitals and care centers across the country.

There is no such thing as a "passive job seeker." At best, such individuals are "prospective new hires," and even that term understates the significant differences between the average candidate and these currently employed top performers.Finding a more accurate term with which to describe these elusive uber-candidates is more than an exercise in semantics.

There is no such thing as a "passive job seeker." At best, such individuals are "prospective new hires," and even that term understates the significant differences between the average candidate and these currently employed top performers.Finding a more accurate term with which to describe these elusive uber-candidates is more than an exercise in semantics.

Recently, I had the distinct pleasure of sipping coffee with Jose Benitez Cong, former head of talent at Nest and chief recruiter for Apple's first iPod and iPhone engineering teams.

Recently, I had the distinct pleasure of sipping coffee with Jose Benitez Cong, former head of talent at Nest and chief recruiter for Apple's first iPod and iPhone engineering teams.

Welcome to Top 10, Recruiter.com's weekly rundown of the best of the best in recruiting!