Re: New website for the unemployed: www.halfaloaf.ie
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it all sounds pretty accurate to me about recruiters
perhaps you might tell your side of the story
MTK,
There's a whackload of honest decent recruiters plugging away in the most difficult market in their careers. Getting a fillable job to fill is harder than ever, which is where most of their attention has to go to be economically viable.
However, there are (and always have been) large numbers of utter shams, CV harvesting, sending CVs without permission from either side, upstaging interviews and lots of other "tricks" that are unethical, but can create revenue all the same.
What is happening is the general public are even more unhappy with the entire industry, which is somewhat unfair on your average joe recruiter, who's playing by the rules.
I believe that the disconnect is that candidates don't completely understand the recruiter's entire role, and the recruiters don't entirely appreciate the jobseeker's pov.
This is what needs to be addressed. If a candidate applies to a role that's not suitable for them, they should expect a response explaining why, but a PFO I guess would be better than silence. Candidates need to understand they won't get the love from the recruiters, because it's an employer's market. They need to understand, whether they like it or not, they are a commodity, albeit a human resource.
The recruiters need to make this very plain to their prospective candidates, take down dummy jobs or duplications, give a consistent message to their applicants and be straight with people.
From where I sit, it's a massive opportunity to build a brand that means something. If a candidate is happy with a recruiter in this economic weather, won't they love them forever?
Who would be annoyed with a phone call to a candidate saying, "look, I got your CV, but the client is being very picky, they want absolutely everything. I know you can appreciate it's tough for everyone out there, but of course I'll be in touch if a role comes up that you can fill, good for me, you and the client, however I can't guarantee I'll give you a call every week!?
Candidates are not dense but deserve more respect than they generally get, and the recruiter that does this now, will be a huge winner in two years.
The reason recruiters are getting a massive kicking is that they're chasing the jobs harder and harder and neglecting the candidates, more and more of whom require their services.
Hope that makes sense
