Why do strong candidates get rejected after “great” interviews?
Why do offers collapse at the final stage?

In this episode of With All Due Respect, Kass and Zena unpack the real reasons interviews fail and negotiations fall apart.

They explore:

• The common interview mistakes candidates make without realising
• Nervous over talking and overselling experience
• First impression and presentation errors that quietly influence decisions
• Biased and inappropriate questions from hiring managers
• Salary negotiation that turns confrontational
• Candidates changing expectations late in the process
• Employers offering below market compensation despite having a budget
• When organization like Mercer & Korn ferry charges you extra

This conversation is not about blaming one side.
It is about accountability on both sides of the hiring process.

If you are job searching, hiring, negotiating an offer, or managing recruitment, this episode will change how you approach interviews.

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Hiring looks simple. It is not.

In this episode of With All Due Respect by Kass & Zena explains why this podcast exists and why honest conversations about hiring, work, and leadership are necessary.

They then expose the most common red flags across the hiring process:

1- Candidates who damage their own chances without realising it
2- Hiring managers with unrealistic expectations and shifting criteria
3- Agency recruiters who prioritise speed, volume, and fees over quality and trust
4- Internal talent acquisition teams making poor decisions, lacking commercial judgment, and hiding behind process and policy

This episode is not about being polite. It is about calling out what repeatedly goes wrong and why the hiring system keeps failing the same people.

If you are a candidate, a recruiter, or a hiring manager, this episode will challenge your assumptions and force you to recognise red flags you may have been ignoring.

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Welcome to Episode 1 of With All Due Respect by Kass & Zena.
This is where we open the door to the sides of hiring people do not talk about.
The system is broken behind the scene of hiring.
Recruiters, candidates, hiring managers and companies all play a role in the chaos we are living today.

We talk about real situations from recruitment and HR across the globe.
Why candidates feel disposable. Why Companies keep changing requirements. Why recruiters and headhunters feel like real estate agents. Why the whole process feels like a jungle.
What is wrong with the market today? How can we fix it?

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Saying the things people think but rarely say, at work and beyond.

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