Scripts are the best way to be creative. Finkel said recruiters who don't use scripts out of fear of sounding staged end up creating their own scripts, whether they realize it or not. Finkel related recruiting to acting and said really good, well-versed actors never sound fake. He reemphasized that recruiters also will not sound staged if they rehearse. He did acknowledge that recruiters may need to alter some scripts to be germane to the industry they specialize in, but he stressed that the essence of a script is dealing with people.
People are people with different personalities.
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