Spooky season is upon us and as a recruiter, you’ll likely have come across some candidates that haunt your dreams at night. The Ghost, the clown who can put on a good show, and the skeleton who jumps from role to role but could do with a little more meat on their CV! But you might have a few colleagues that haunt you by day too. They have you running from the kitchen, hiding in the bathrooms, and perhaps rocking back and forth at your desk from time to time.
The Energy-Sucking Vampire
We all know this recruiter and working with them can drain you – they’re always wanting or needing something, whether it’s answers to obvious questions or help on a project when your plate is already full.
The Towering Inferno
No matter what they touch, it turns into flames – if they offer you help, run!
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Jekyll and Hyde
Arriving at the office each morning not knowing what version of your boss you’ll get that day… Brr!
Big Mouth
Working with this recruiter means you’re not getting any actual work done that day – even though you are trying everything in your power to avoid eye contact with them.
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Patient Zero
We all have a co-worker who gets sick just by looking outside. Yet, they still insist on coming into the office. Thank you for bringing your coughing germ-spewing self into the office today – pass me the crossbow.
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The Busy Bee – who’s never busy
He never does his job, but he loves to tell you how to do yours. How he manages to keep his position is beyond us!
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The office couple
The secret office romance that everyone knows about. Might be because of the not-so-subtle flirting and side looks…
So how do you avoid those types of co-workers? Well, we have a few ideas:
