IACPR Professional Recruiting Commitment to Candidates

• A candidate will be informed by the Executive Search Consultant of the role of the search firm in the assignment, the nature of the engagement, and how the search process is likely to evolve. 
• A candidate has the right to accurate information from the search consultant and/or corporate recruiter, negative as well as positive, about the position, company, hiring executive, and business conditions. 
• A candidate can expect confidentiality and discretion at all times.  Specific information obtained by the search consultant during discussions with the candidate may not be disclosed to the client if the candidate specifically so requests. 
• A candidate must be made aware, however, that the Executive Search Consultant can choose not to present a candidate based on a judgement that the candidate is not qualified or appropriate for the position. 
• A candidate will be told by the Executive Search Consultant and/or corporate recruiter the title, specifications of the position, reporting relationship, location, background of the company, and responsibilities of the position prior to a first interview with the hiring executive. 
• A candidate will be kept informed of the status of his or her potential candidacy on a timely and candid basis by the search consultant or corporate recruiter. 
• A candidate should expect that the Executive Search Consultant and/or corporate recruiter, or another company executive will not check references without the candidate’s approval or do anything that might otherwise jeopardize the candidate’s present position. 
• A candidate should be informed of the fact, when appropriate, that an offer may be contingent upon successful completion of reference checks, special testing or any other conditions of employment. 
• A candidate should expect that an Executive Search Consultant and/or corporate recruiter will objectively communicate his opinion of the impact on the individual’s career of joining the company in the specified position. 
• A candidate who is not ultimately offered the position can expect that all files will be kept confidential by the Executive Search Consultant and/or corporate client.  Resumes will not be sent to another client or elsewhere in the organization without the candidate’s prior approval. 
• In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act, a candidate who is not offered the position wherein reference checks were used as the determinant to this end may request and will be provided any applicable written documentation. 
• A candidate will be informed promptly by the Executive Search Consultant and/or corporate recruiter of the client’s selection decision. A candidate should expect to continue to communicate with Executive Search Consultant and/or corporate recruiter for at least six months after joining the company to ensure that any adjustment problems on either side are properly handled.