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As a Tech Recruiter and former Developer I've been first-hand witness to the incredible hypocrisy and mind-boggling anti-logic perpetrated by the recruitment in

by Peroni 15y ago

As a Tech Recruiter and former Developer I've been first-hand witness to the incredible hypocrisy and mind-boggling anti-logic perpetrated by the recruitment industry and I've attempted to answer your question at length in my blog post 'All that's wrong with the recruitment industry' http://voltsteve.blogspot.com/2011/07/all-that-is-wrong-with-recruitment.html http://voltsteve.blogspot.com/2011/07/all-that-is-wrong-with... Someone in the comments below mentioned how they don't feel that the recruitment industry can be disrupted whereas I completely disagree. The industry is already suffering and multiple different factors are playing a part. As PG mentioned in a recent comment on a similar post, more and more companies are investing in building internal recruitment teams. For the record, I agree that most tech recruiters suck. Even if you find a decent one, chances are they work for an organisation that imparts a vast amount of KPI's and compliance issues that generally restrict their capabilities and creativity.

raarky 15y ago
Is it hard finding staff that have sufficient technical knowledge? It feels like the recruitment industry in general is very cut throat and has high turnover. And in an industry that has a shortage of skilled people to begin with, that's probably not a good thing.
- Peroni 15y ago
  Is it hard finding staff that have sufficient technical knowledge? Absolutely. It's also very low on the priority list of most hiring managers within the recruitment industry. The number 1 priority is finding people with solid recruitment experience, priority number 2 is finding people who can bring existing client relationships with them, priority number 3 is finding people who are incredibly driven and want to make a lot of money. Technical capability struggles to break the top ten in terms of priority. It feels like the recruitment industry in general is very cut throat and has high turnover. 100% accurate. I've never worked in a career where I've felt as insecure as I do in recruitment. Despite making my company a lot of money this year I am constantly looking over my shoulder as the age old adage is that you are only as good as your last deal. My technical competency counts for very little when it comes to my bosses perspective on how valuable I am to the business despite the fact that my technical competence is what sets me ahead of most other recruiters.

by Peroni 15y ago

raarky 15y ago

Is it hard finding staff that have sufficient technical knowledge? It feels like the recruitment industry in general is very cut throat and has high turnover. And in an industry that has a shortage of skilled people to begin with, that's probably not a good thing.

Peroni 15y ago
Is it hard finding staff that have sufficient technical knowledge? Absolutely. It's also very low on the priority list of most hiring managers within the recruitment industry. The number 1 priority is finding people with solid recruitment experience, priority number 2 is finding people who can bring existing client relationships with them, priority number 3 is finding people who are incredibly driven and want to make a lot of money. Technical capability struggles to break the top ten in terms of priority. It feels like the recruitment industry in general is very cut throat and has high turnover. 100% accurate. I've never worked in a career where I've felt as insecure as I do in recruitment. Despite making my company a lot of money this year I am constantly looking over my shoulder as the age old adage is that you are only as good as your last deal. My technical competency counts for very little when it comes to my bosses perspective on how valuable I am to the business despite the fact that my technical competence is what sets me ahead of most other recruiters.