Tell candidates why the role is open

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A vacancy arrives on the market as a polished list of responsibilities. The candidate can see what they would own, but not why the seat is empty. Perhaps the team is growing. Perhaps someone was promoted, the work was redesigned, or several people left after discovering the promise and the reality were different. Share the useful truth early. Explain what created the opening, what the previous shape of the role taught you and which expectations have changed. Protect personal details and speak fairly about anyone who left; honesty does not require turning another person's story into interview material. It requires giving the next person enough context to judge the opportunity they are actually entering. Recruitment asks candidates to reveal their ambitions, gaps and reasons for moving. The organisation can meet that openness with some of its own. A role becomes more credible when its history is not hidden behind a fresh description. Let the beginning include an honest account of why a beginning is needed.

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