Why has the recruitment industry earned such a poor reputation in some circles? A story from a friend over the weekend paints a picture.
A close friend who is a high level HR manager was over on the weekend and we were discussing recruitment and the HR industry as a whole.
The friend, while gainfully employed, was told of a posting with a recruitment firm we’ll call “comfortable fit staffing solutions”.
Now, this friend doesn’t typically apply to postings however this particular posting was looking for an HR Manager with the specific background he had, given it was posted only days after he called the recruiter he felt he could at least get an idea of the position before applying if he liked the opportunity.
After playing phone tag with the recruiter he finally got him on the phone but was a little confused when the recruiter kept asking when he sent his resume in, as he had told him the previous three times that he hadn’t yet and identified that in the email.
Additionally the recruiter didn’t know which position he was referring to, even after he read out the entire posting to him.
When his memory was finally jogged he was sorry to tell my friend that the position had been filled, when my friend questioned him about the timeline (as the position had been posted only 2 days earlier) the recruiter stated that they often fill openings the same day (although most reputable companies will have more than one interview so we’re not sure how that timeline works).
He then began to pressure my friend to submit his resume so when they get another “great” opportunity, he can be one of the “lucky ones” that they call.
When he stated that he wasn’t looking for opportunities only to discuss that particular one, the recruiter from “comfortable fit staffing solutions” became agitated and told him that he wouldn’t get any calls unless he submits his resume beforehand because that’s how their process works!!..
Now we are all for being proactive with people that really want you to keep your eyes open for opportunities, however misleading people with phony phantom jobs and using high pressure sales tactics to force them to submit their resume is ridiculous and cheapens the industry, at Revolution we don’t post jobs as it is, but to post jobs when there isn’t even a job as represented??!!
In today’s market job postings aren’t effective for getting the truly qualified game changing employees anyhow so posting phony jobs surely won’t bring in the best talent.
As my friend demonstrates the best talent can sniff out a phony sales job instantly, however not only will this hurt the recruiting industry as a whole but how will it help the image of the company who decides to use one of these “recruiters” who are turning the industry into the used vacuum sales people of the new millennium with these ridiculous tactics.
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