Wanted: Recruiters
I’ve just returned from OnRec in Chicago and am wondering;
Are there Recruiters out there?
It seems that advertising has taken over and today the Internet is being used to solicit candidates rather than find them. (apologies to Shally and Dave) If you want to argue with me, then tell me why are job boards so prolific and why are they all run by ex-advertising guys?
When I started in recruiting in 1992, I had a desk, a yellow pages and a phone. I know, it sounds like the old “hike up a hill in bare-feet” routine of the middle aged man but seriously, recruiting is about finding talent not waiting for it to come to you. The Internet should have helped this but the ADMEN got ahold of it and today it is a fragmented mess of confusion for recruiters and job seekers. Thanks Madison Ave!
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I'm Phil Haynes, director of AllianceQ, seasoned recruiting professional and passionate advocate for change in recruitment.
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The purpose of this blog is to stimulate a dialogue that challenges long-held beliefs in Corporate Recruiting.
I, along with guests, will be discussing change and evolution in recruiting; two imperatives if the function is going to survive the coming "race to talent." Through inspection, dissection and robust dialog, it is our intent to explore and debate the evolution of recruitment in Corporate America.
