Do you know the meaning of the term \u201cpurple squirrel\u201d in recruiting?<\/p>\n
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The term purple squirrel<\/strong> is used by recruiters to describe the \u201cperfect candidate\u201d who has the right training, the right qualifications, and the right experience to perfectly match the recruiting managers\u2019 needs. In theory a \u201cpurple squirrel\u201d could immediately handle all the tasks and responsibilities of a specific role without needing any training or support. Do you know the meaning of the term \u201cpurple squirrel\u201d in recruiting?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3689,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"ub_ctt_via":""},"categories":[86,83],"tags":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/staging.in-recruiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/squirrel_purple-1024x754.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Jacopo Boscolo","author_link":"https:\/\/staging.in-recruiting.com\/en\/author\/jacopo\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.in-recruiting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.in-recruiting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.in-recruiting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.in-recruiting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.in-recruiting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=381"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.in-recruiting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.in-recruiting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.in-recruiting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.in-recruiting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.in-recruiting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThe concept implies that the perfect candidate is as rare as a purple squirrel.
\nThe term can first be traced back to 2000 in the article \u201cPurple Squirrel\u201d by recruiter A. Camilleri. In 2010, CBS published an article using the term, saying \u2018companies are trying to do more with fewer workers, for this reason they would like \u2018purple squirrels\u2019 to cover a wide range of functions.\u201d In 2012 a recruiter from Google, Michael B. Junge, published a job seekers support book that contributed greatly to the term spreading further: \u201cPurple Squirrel: Stand Out, Land Interiews, and Master the Modern Job Market.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"