An ethical recruiter is filling a senior engineering role and receives a referral from a current client employee. What is the BEST practice for handling this referral?
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A
Hire the referral immediately to strengthen the client relationship
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B
Screen the referral using the same objective criteria applied to all candidates
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C
Fast-track the referral to the top of the pipeline as a courtesy to the client
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D
Decline the referral to avoid any appearance of favoritism