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Thanks, I've been an executive recruiter for 15 years and only read HN because of the thought leaders who write here. I recruit and work with high level execs

by hr 15y ago

Thanks, I've been an executive recruiter for 15 years and only read HN because of the thought leaders who write here. I recruit and work with high level execs who actually understand and respect the value of a good recruiter. Your posts are interest generating because they showcase the low underbelly of the industry and not the well respected recruiter. Still thanks for writing.

Peroni 15y ago
I recruit and work with high level execs who actually understand and respect the value of a good recruiter. The difference between executive search & volume recruitment is chalk & cheese. The two are mutually exclusive. Your posts are interest generating because they showcase the low underbelly of the industry and not the well respected recruiter. As I stated categorically in all my posts, there are plenty of good recruiters out their however there are infinitely more bad recruiters that drown them out. I'm not claiming to be a lone ranger in a rogue industry, I know there are plenty of others out there just as fed up with the self-inflicted negative attitude towards the industry, the difference is I am making my opinion heard.
- hr 15y ago
  Perhaps you should provide equal time and write about good recruiters and the value they bring to candidates and companies alike. Maybe "All that's right with the recruitment industry" I fail to see how speaking negatively about an industry helps promote it's value.
  - pavel_lishin 15y ago
    It would only make sense to devote equal time to the good recruiters if they were 50% of the general population of recruiters.
pavel_lishin 15y ago
> thought leaders Bingo!
- hr 15y ago
  If only the bad recruiters are calling you what do you think that says about you?
  - pavel_lishin 15y ago
    What? I was referencing Buzzword Bingo.
    - felipemnoa 15y ago
      That is what I though.
    - hr 15y ago
      My apologies. I read HN b/c intelligent people write here.

by hr 15y ago

Peroni 15y ago

I recruit and work with high level execs who actually understand and respect the value of a good recruiter. The difference between executive search & volume recruitment is chalk & cheese. The two are mutually exclusive. Your posts are interest generating because they showcase the low underbelly of the industry and not the well respected recruiter. As I stated categorically in all my posts, there are plenty of good recruiters out their however there are infinitely more bad recruiters that drown them out. I'm not claiming to be a lone ranger in a rogue industry, I know there are plenty of others out there just as fed up with the self-inflicted negative attitude towards the industry, the difference is I am making my opinion heard.

hr 15y ago
Perhaps you should provide equal time and write about good recruiters and the value they bring to candidates and companies alike. Maybe "All that's right with the recruitment industry" I fail to see how speaking negatively about an industry helps promote it's value.
- pavel_lishin 15y ago
  It would only make sense to devote equal time to the good recruiters if they were 50% of the general population of recruiters.

pavel_lishin 15y ago

> thought leaders Bingo!

hr 15y ago
If only the bad recruiters are calling you what do you think that says about you?
- pavel_lishin 15y ago
  What? I was referencing Buzzword Bingo.
  - felipemnoa 15y ago
    That is what I though.
  - hr 15y ago
    My apologies. I read HN b/c intelligent people write here.