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Things I believe in the Recruitment Space
- Human Resources people hate agency recruiters.
- Agency recruiters hate Human Resources people. Now we're even so get over it and get back to work.
- Corporate recruiters hate whatever Applicant Tracking System they are using.
- Agency recruiters say they have access to the hidden pool of candidates but they work with the same pool of candidates that everybody else does.
- The passive candidate is a myth.
- Every candidate is an active candidate.
- Corporate recruiters say they are great at sourcing but the amount of time they spend doing it is dwarfed by their heavy administrative load.
- Most metrics that attempt to describe recruitment are worthless.
- Human Resources doesn't get the respect of upper management because it doesn't deserve that respect.
- Corporate career sites are mostly out-of-date and difficult to use.
- Technology geeks in recruitment may be on the cutting edge but they are spending time that could be spent better being in communication with candidates and customers.
- The OFCCP has a lot to answer for.
- The EEOC has a lot to answer for.
- Before investing much in the thoughts of an industry expert, first check their credentials thoroughly.
- Read as much as you can and believe very little of what you read.
- Complaining about how busy you are is a waste of time.
- A clean desk is much better than a messy desk.
- The most important thing is to have fun doing whatever you're doing.
- You can't do it all. What you did is what you did. Did you do the most important stuff?
- Find out what you are really good at and ensure that you are doing a lot of it.
- Contributing to others is a way of life.
- Treat everyone with respect and I do mean everyone!
- When in doubt...laugh!
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Comment by Dan Nuroo on March 22, 2009 at 9:02am -
Simon, love this. Don't agree with every point.
A clean desk better than a messy desk? who for?
HR people normally hate Recruiting, but will happily tell you how to do it.
"Before investing much in the thoughts of an industry expert, first check their credentials thoroughly. " Why? I see everything as an opinion, I have a choice if I agree with it or not. But agree, don't agree with everything just because it is written down somewhere.
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Comment by Simon Meth on March 22, 2009 at 10:15am -
It would be really weird if you agreed with every point. Clean desks are better for everyone. I agree that everything is an opinion. The key is, if you plan to take action based on a recommendation, that you consider the source and credentials of that source. Cheers!
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