This tactic goes to the very core of why Revolution HR and Recruiting was started.
As mentioned coming from the HR industry previously I had dealings with a specialty “tech” recruiter, I believe I referenced them as “Diamond” in an earlier post.
Although I will be rehashing some earlier posts I think it will truly paint the picture of this tactic.
While meeting with “diamond” and hearing of their immense expertise and contacts, I was asked what recruiting activities I had engaged in, I quickly filled him in that I had posted the job on Workopolis, he also asked me for a copy of the posting so he could efficiently match the skills to his current candidate list.
After the meeting I emailed him the posting/Job description and look forward to some receiving some unique, qualified candidates.
The next day I logged on to Workopolis to view my ads results and decided to check the postings to see how many similar tech positions were posted.
To my shock and surprise there was an identical title posted as to my job (insert sarcasm) only it was posted by “diamond”.
When I reviewed this new posting I was a little taken aback to see it was the EXACT posting I had only under the “diamond” banner, which coincidentally appeared directly under my posting.
As the candidates started rolling in from “diamond” not surprisingly there were the exact candidates that had already applied to my posting.
I immediately called “diamond” to discuss my findings and was assured by the rep that they have some unique candidates coming my way; needless to say they never materialized.
Not to bring about some discussion we accept that many companies use job boards, but if you are hiring a recruiter would you not expect some ingenuity? Isn’t that why they are professional recruiters? Isn’t that the value proposition? Isn’t that why you pay commission? Typically between 20-35%!
If your postings are simply reposted isn’t the assumption that you will attract the same candidates that applied to yours?
I’ve seen a definition of insanity that lends well to this tactic- Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
It’s time for a change!
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