We often talk about collaboration between recruiters and hiring managers — but where does one draw the line?
🔹 FOR: They know the team dynamics and performance needs best.
🔹 AGAINST: Recruiters bring market insights, skill mapping, and unbiased evaluation to the table.
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“Should hiring managers have the final say in every selection decision?”
They know the team dynamics and performance needs best.
Recruiters bring market insights, unbiased evaluation.

It depends upon the level of hiring you do. For jr level yes hiring manager can be accountable for middle level it should be a joint discussion between the L1 and Department head for sr. Level or leadership hiring HOD and cross functional viewpoint should be taken into consideration.