Now, I'm not sure if this is a blog or a discussion.. we'll see how this turns out huh.

OK. There is a connection between new employee and Recruiter, whether you are Agency or internal, I don't think it makes a lot of difference (akin to the bird who form a connection with the first things it sees out of the egg, the Recruiter is THE goto person in the initial stages of employment in most cases as there is a relationship).

This works well if everything in the employment stakes goes swimmingly.. however, if say, there is a redundancy (or more than one) to someone you were able to convince to leave a job, and take yours, 6 months to a year after they start. I know this could be in bad taste with the amount of redundancies happening at the moment, however this scenario will have to have a negative effect to your personal brand. Is this a fair assessment? and if it is how can you curb it, especially if you work in a niche area?