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title: "The honeymoon is over: We got our top candidate, now what?"
description: Discover what to do once you've hired your top candidate and they're starting on Monday.
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# [The honeymoon is over: We got our top candidate, now what?](https://podcast.guusto.com/the-honeymoon-is-over-we-got-our-top-candidate-now-what)

 Written by [Joe Facciolo](https://podcast.guusto.com/author/joe-facciolo) | Nov 1, 2023 10:37:04 PM

You’re in the third round of interviews, their answers are music to your ears, the negotiation goes smoothly, and next thing you know – you’ve got your first-choice candidate and they start on Monday.

Now what?

 

 

Listen [here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/534CyLb3Vmd3cBWr0r4r6B), for the full episode. 

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