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Recruiters are there because they are useful. Yes, not all recruiters are scum and low life bottom feeders that we love to hate. To answer your question, syste
by codegeek 9y ago
Recruiters are there because they are useful. Yes, not all recruiters are scum and low life bottom feeders that we love to hate.
To answer your question, systems are just systems. They can never replace the human element which is required when dealing with people. Hiring is a friggin tough job and I can totally see the value of "good" recruiters now that I have been looking to hire people even though I am too small to hire recruiters yet.
Good recruiters can do the initial "human" filtering of connecting the hiring team/manager with better candidates. Online Systems cannot yet do that. Most online systems can be rigged with Bullshit Resumes and there is no way to tell unless you talk to the candidate. Good recruiters can separate the wheat from chaff before it gets to the hiring manager.
- JoeAltmaier 9y agoNot had any use for recruiters at all. Neither have my Engineering progeny. Sure they contact us all the time, but have yet to produce anything of value. I imagine they can; I see they continue to be paid. But as experienced Engineers, we get only bottom-feeding job spam from them.
- sfifs 9y agoWell you're not their customer, you're the product. The hiring manager is the customer.
- activatedgeek 9y agoThat is actually very well put and immediately explains why the job seekers will always tend to attach negative connotation to recruiters.
- codegeek 9y agoI hear you. The issue is that those "Recruiters" who just spam you are not the ones I am talking about. I actually have worked with recruiters who are well connected in the industry and hire only for positions that are a good fit for the candidate. I have found at least 3 jobs in my past using those "good" recruiters. So I know that they work but are very hard to find. Needle in a Haystack.
- kbaautumn 9y agoI totally agree that systems are just systems and good recruiters can be really helpful. The problem is that there are way more bad/spam recruiters. And those are what people most complained about. I often receive emails that really has nothing that matched my background (e.g. received an job description that required 10 yrs experience when I was fresh out of college)
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