To many in the business world, recruiters are the cowboys of the wild west, swaggering into the bar, a cocky tilt to their hat, six shooters blazing, while HR the barkeep stands protectively behind the bar, dressed in conservative fashion, running a tidy shop, trying to conserve the peace and keep any ruffians under control.
Below is a tongue and cheek look at "Why HR Hates Recruiters and Vice Versa.
Francois Guay has been both an HR executive in a large global company as well as an internal and external recruiter. See more blogs from this author at attackdefenddisrupt@wordpress.com
Francois,
I like your post because it invites input from both parties on what often amounts to rewarding and/or hostile relationships between HR and External Recruiters.
However, in keeping with your Wild Western theme I see HR as less of a “barkeep” and more of a Sheriff in the relationship because they enforce the rules, sign the contracts and guard the gate to the place where a person can live and work—and do contract work. The frontline Recruiter amounts to a Deputy Sheriff. And the External Recruiter is not simply a “Cowboy” but a Bounty Hunter, because they get paid for finding people--but with a positive focus rather than those that typically would be looking for Dead or Alive searches.
As to your reasons: In #1—external recruiters don’t break the rules if they want to stay in the relationship. Those that do are cut loose.
In #3 external recruiters cannot offer more money. In fact, they cannot offer any money. They can only recommend what compensation would be required to land a candidate.
In #5 HR controls the final offer...if they're smart.
In #6 HR has it’s own recruitment team and therefore are constantly looking to do their own placements in effort to rely less and less on external recruiters.
In #7 HR hates “paperwork” more than external recruiters do--but must maintain it for legal purposes.
In #9 "No" to HR means "HELL NO!" To the smart external recruiter “No” means No.
And for #10 HR and External Recruiters can decide to work together or not work at all.
And Francois--your photo of "Recruiter Six Shooter" is rather insulting. Your critter is not even holding guns much less blazing them. And is that a Pink Cape w/White Gloves? The hat's tilted the wrong way unless of course it's on a cartoon character. Here's a closer resemblance of what an OLD WEST BOUNTY HUNTER would look like...a bit more modernized but it works. Cheers...
Yes a Jonah Hex would have been appropriate..ha ha
Thanks Francois - I enjoyed this list. :) I only want to add that this applies to internal recruiters too... we are NOT HR. Especially on 7 and 9.
#9, a good point to ponder
I believe this is an excellent list Francois put together and agree with Valentino's input.
As an external recruiter in this economy I've found the great unkown going into any assignment, no matter what anyone within the company tells you going in, it really comes down to whether ot not the company actually wants to fill the position with any urgency and/or if they really seriously want to consider the best talent out there--not just the best talent available/identifiable by them.
I'm consistently amazed at how poor a job internal recruiters do managing the interview/hiring process. Long delays at every step of the way despite repeated mention of "critical need." Promises of feedback within 48 hours of receiving a resume lasting weeks, weeks before scheduling an interview, weeks before receiving interview feedback, weeks between interviews, weeks before an offer, and so forth. I believe internal recruiters aren't in control yet, if you don't work with them you're often "done" with the company.
Does the company need to fill the position? Or, is there an open position if GOD happens to show up? Will they really consider your candidate? Or, are they simply comparing your candidate to their internals really wanting to promote from within--of course telling you from the outset there are no internal candidates? Are they serious? Or, do they just want to see who's out there? And the worst.......is the company looking to you to supply passive/invisible candidates they can't find only to call them in after you've severed wotking with them out of non activity frustration?
What I'm saying is this. In this challenging economy where recruiters are required to fill the tough Mission Impossible assignments fighting hard to pry a top performer from one's client's competitor where there might be regionally only a small handful of qualified candidates, at the end of the day will your client actually make an offer to one?
Awesome Francois!!! Great laugh and very true!!!
Morgan
Joppa Medical Recruiting
306090medicalsales.com
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