In Circular we encourage hiring teams to highlight some of the best candidates’ qualities. It helps get a higher interview request with other companies. Therefore, we also invite candidates to ask for a complete recommendation to their network and hiring teams they’ve been in contact with.

It is a great opportunity to explain how they’ve met you and what are the things they’d highlight from you: years of experience, university degree, attractive project, soft skills, hard skills. The recommendation options are infinite!

Here is an example of a nice recommendation:

“I met Monika along a hiring process I was leading for a VP of Engineer position and her career experience was very interesting. After a conversation with her I could see how data driven, organized and team work she was. She has international experience and speaks 3 fluent languages (English, Portuguese and Spanish). We couldn’t hire her since we were looking for a profile with more experience leading teams. “

👉 A good structure could be this one:

What’s the candidate’s name? + How do you know them? + Why do you stand out?