Comments on: I Haven’t Complained About Recruiters Lately

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 07 Oct 2019 20:08:26 +0000

Hi Recruiter here! I ALWAYS send a response either way. That is how you create a bad reputation by not responding to candidates. It is so imperative to keep them informed. We do not call companies without explicit permission from the Candidate particularly the current company. We always ask why they left (to the candidate) and you can usually tell if the response is off however this is not an exact science or a perfect indicator of issues. Also, I let it be known upfront that we will need to speak to at least one previous employer in order to move forward in the process. The other issue you can run in to is what if they had a previously bad manager or a falling out with a manager and they say things that aren’t necessarily true? Hiring is always a risk. There is no 100% fool proof way of determining if it’s a good hire until they are in the position. However I think between structured mixed interviews (with both behavioral interviewing techniques and technical), references and employment verifications, we do the best we can.

By: Jay from Philly

Jay from Philly — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:09:39 +0000

An external recruiter got me this job.

By: Jay from Philly

Jay from Philly — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:08:59 +0000

I haven’t had a huge issue with external recruiters. They search for candidates for open positions. I get calls from recruiters who found my resume from a few years back and I have to forward them an updated one. Internal recruiters/HR? Good luck. I am actually working right now for a firm where I had applied directly to before and never heard from at all.

By: Jaded Candidate

Jaded Candidate — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:12:08 +0000

In reply to Sandi. Hey, employers terminate without notice, so?

By: Jaded Candidate

Jaded Candidate — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:10:53 +0000

In reply to jaded hr rep.

Yes, but how do you know that your contact at the candidate’s *current* place of employment isn’t going to tell the candidate’s manager that they’re looking?

You may have just cost the candidate their job, and you’re under no obligation to offer them the job they’re going for in your company.

In my book, that makes you pond scum

By: Anon

Anon — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:10:06 +0000

HR is the biggest impediment to hiring great people. I am a recruiter. For one of my clients, my candidates have directly or indirectly, generated more than $100 million in new business in the last 3 years including turning around a division in a death spiral and generating the single largest order in the companies history and HR treats my team like we stole their puppy.

They don’t realize that “good” (and they ain’t that common) search professionals make companies better and HR hero’s. Typically they seem to resent that we do what they think they are supposed to…each fee a bitter slap to their job descriptions…instead of looking at us a partners to their success. Change the formula and watch what happens.

Ask yourself this question; “If I asked you for $200,000 and offered to give you $100 million in return, would you do it?” That is what you are passing on.
PS: for the Flavors company that said they were interested in my CI Candidate and then never returned a call or email? Guess who will not be getting a call offering them not one but two globally recognized flavor scientists? Guess who will get the opportunity to hire them? The competition.

In this business you are either a client or a source company…think about that the next time you diss a recruiter, blow off returning a call or otherwise behave unprofessionally or discourteously…..hmmmmm

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:50:00 +0000

That's hilarious coming from a person with no skills whatsoever. I could easily replace you and your ilk with a band of trained chimpanzees. Let's face it your only skills are: Red matches Red, Blue matches Blue. The problem is that there are too many of you recruiting turds clogging up access to the job market not to mention lazy HR executives who don't want to earn their salaries. Bottom line, you only look for what's safe and you disregard and suppress the rest. YOU'RE PART OF THE JOB PROBLEM NOT THE SOLUTION!

Independent Thinker

By: Breanne

Breanne — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 20:45:00 +0000

Anon- ugh! My Christmas wish is that candidates take responsibility for their own backgrounds, interviewing skills, and lack of marketable skillset. To say recruiters keep people from being hired is absurd. You know they get paid for placing people, right?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 19:50:00 +0000

A final afterthought; recruiters can and do keep a large segment of the population from getting work. They're stranglehold on the job market dooms many to chronic unemployment and their actions should be investigated if not indicted. Again the bottom line is they have only their own interests in mind.

Independent Thinker

By: Totally Consumed

Totally Consumed — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:19:00 +0000

“…they (recruiters) are the ooze covering a malignant condition… ” ROFLMAO!