In the last 12 months how many of you have received unsolicited calls from Recruiters about job opportunities? Of those calls you received what percentage would you say were actually jobs that you would be interested in?
There is an interesting phenomenon that is emerging whereby more and more people I speak with, particularly in the technology sector, are receiving a growing number of unsolicited calls from Recruiters. What was once perhaps considered flattering to be ‘head hunted’ now seems to be turning into more of a nuisance as you receive unsolicited calls by Recruiters, some of which have limited understanding of your background and job requirements.
Advancement in new technology has been brilliant for everyone with the likes of LinkedIn, Ning, Facebook, Google etc and for Recruiters with new specific recruitment software making it easier to find people than ever before.
I question though if recruitment is becoming more like Telemarketing whereby we are calling people (who may not even want to be contacted) about something that they don’t want and that is not relevant to them. If Recruiters have failed to understand the needs of those they are calling and what they are trying to sell them, it seems rather a poor approach and a long way from what Recruitment is fundamentally about.
A recent post on ERE by Anil Kasibhatla about Evaluation Technical Resumes discusses this topic in brief
“I was a Systems Analyst 9 years ago, and had received my share of calls from Tech recruiters trying to recruit me. I didn’t feel let down by any of them but was rather surprised that they were trying to evaluate me for a technical job when their understanding of technology was very limited. Some were quite good at selling the cultural and growth aspects of a given organization, where as others were all about matching key words with the spec they had in front of them. I was amazed at some of these Recruiters willingness and prowess to discuss technical jobs.” http://www.ere.net/blogs/Webcruiting_Techniques/1354612FA9174041A963DC3EF3F09444.asp#comments
Is it a case of some Recruiters relying too much on technology and perhaps need to go back to basics and worrying less about the new technology and more about good old research, information sharing, building relationships and service!
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