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Comment on: Topic 'Thoughts on Bounty Jobs?': ntangibles that make the good placement and [companies] who can care less where the body comes from so long as it comes tomorrow. All of this is Okay so long as each player recognizes and understands their place on the field. I think the disconnect comes when we try to portray ourselves as something we are not. Bountyjobs.com has it's place and I wish them the best. But I don't know if they know where that place is just yet. The fact is any recruiter worth their salt knows that throwing a bunch of emails out there and holding their breath while they stare at their inbox, fingers crossed, is not going to make it in this business, especially in a down market. Bountyjobs.com is [not] more efficient in fostering effective communication, is [not] more effective in fostering client relationships and should not be a primary job order source for anyone who wants to make it in this business. Bountyjobs.com [is] a vendor management system and [does] require more work from companies than if they just gave an ultimatum to 3-5 recruiting firms that "you have one month to send me two candidates who are qualified. I will see everyone you send and will judge you on their interview. If you send me good people, even if I don't hire them since I can't hire everyone, then we'll work together again. Otherwise, you can delete me from your call list". If that were the case, guaranteed that job would get filled with a higher caliber candidate in a shorter time with the client seeing less than 10 resumes. It is not my intention to BountyBash. I do find their model interesting. However, as a recruiter, someone they rely on for their very existence, I find it insulting when they try to convince me that this replaces candidate marketing. It doesn't take 6 years to develop a client relationship; it takes one good sendout and continued quality service - simple. Candidate marketing is the fastest and easiest way to establish that relationship. Pick up the phone and call someone you've never spoken to before and talk about a candidate profile that fits a job their working on...easy. Heal the pain quickly and painlessly and you have a client for life. Bountyjobs, please don't insult me by telling me that your website is going to be more effective in communicating and developing client relationships. Respect those who are responsible for your success and tell us that if I have too many candidates to market that we should take a look, or, if your skill is to attract candidates and not clients than take a look, or, if you have some junior folks in your office than have them cut your teeth on our website. Finally, work both sides of the fence. Hold your clients to a standard of communication and if they get a poor enough rating from recruiters than they can't post on your website anymore. That will certainly increase the quality of the site and the willingness of recruiters to give you a second and third chance.…; Added by Christopher Poreda at 8:30pm on September 3, 2008

Blog Post: A Case Against Optimization in Recruiting

Over the last few years, we've seen a range of attempts at…

Added by Sam Fletcher at 5:33am on November 20, 2015

Blog Post: High Five: @RecruitingBlogs Top Posts of 2013

This year’s top five blog posts (at least, according to Google Analytics) not only generated the most traffic, but also represents something of a microcosm for RecruitingBlogs. …

Added by Matt Charney at 5:06pm on December 30, 2013

Blog Post: A friendly referral of a refer-a-friend scheme: Following …; Added by Ben at 6:23pm on April 4, 2011

Blog Post: 5 Coaching Strategies Companies Should Adopt to Retain Their Customers

Customer retention is an important…

Added by Jeremy Sutter at 12:32am on February 1, 2018

Blog Post: Email Best Practices for Recruiting Organizations: ATTN: Talent Acquisition teams. If there is a key area to borrow from the…; Added by Elyse Schmidt at 9:29am on September 16, 2015

Blog Post: Sunshine from the rain: I was getting depressed earlier this week. Things were getting tough at work, the recession was knocking on the door, I had a proper look at my taxes coming due, I was tired and I read a few…; Added by Dan Nuroo at 9:16am on March 18, 2009

Blog Post: Why Recruiters Get A Bad Rep: Two things have happened in the past couple of weeks that has made me realise why recruiters generally have a poor reputation amongst both clients and job seekers. This poor reputation is not…; Added by Russell White at 9:12am on September 18, 2012

Blog Post: Why your company needs to care about candidate experience: Not being treated well by a potential employer is a…; Added by Sudhanshu Ahuja at 11:31pm on November 18, 2018