Comments - Out of Contact Recruiters.... seriously? - RecruitingBlogs2024-03-28T18:41:44Zhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=502551%3ABlogPost%3A1399227&xn_auth=noI totally agree with you Dan.…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-11-02:502551:Comment:14575932011-11-02T23:02:03.729ZAlina Molchanovahttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/AlinaMolchanova
<p>I totally agree with you Dan. Its not candidates' job to write a perfect resume, its our job to help them make it better. Its definately wrong to judge a person based solely on his/her resume. I had many conversations with other recruiters and I heard them saying things like "we don't have time for interviews, in most of the cases we invite a candidate for an interview just to make sure he/she is not a freak."</p>
<p>Nowadays, candidates are often treated like numbers and I think it's wrong.…</p>
<p>I totally agree with you Dan. Its not candidates' job to write a perfect resume, its our job to help them make it better. Its definately wrong to judge a person based solely on his/her resume. I had many conversations with other recruiters and I heard them saying things like "we don't have time for interviews, in most of the cases we invite a candidate for an interview just to make sure he/she is not a freak."</p>
<p>Nowadays, candidates are often treated like numbers and I think it's wrong. There is somebody's life story behind every resume and I believe that candidates deserve an opportunity to talk to a recruiter and get some advice and assistance with their job search.</p> I agree with Amy. I have one…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-09-14:502551:Comment:14007042011-09-14T00:44:13.552ZSandra McCartthttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/SandraMcCartt
<p>I agree with Amy. I have one client that when you go to the web site it takes four or five clicks to get to the careers page. The only option to apply is of course the online app which is set up by specific jobs so if you apply for one but might be qualified for other jobs you are lost forever unless the same job comes open again. There is not a name of anyone in recruiting on the web site or HR. If you track down one of those little darlings there will be no answer to an email and if…</p>
<p>I agree with Amy. I have one client that when you go to the web site it takes four or five clicks to get to the careers page. The only option to apply is of course the online app which is set up by specific jobs so if you apply for one but might be qualified for other jobs you are lost forever unless the same job comes open again. There is not a name of anyone in recruiting on the web site or HR. If you track down one of those little darlings there will be no answer to an email and if there is it will not have a phone number much less a cell phone or direct number.</p>
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<p>I see Agencies all the time who do not list a phone number on their main web site or recruiters who protect their phone number like it were the keys to the kingdom. It has been my experience that many of the best candidates i have ever represented called me first before they simply flopped a resume out there either to me directly or in reponse to an ad. I know if they call me before they send a resume they want to know more about the job and company before they waste their time or mine just firing in a resume.</p>
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<p>What we do if we have any sense at all is talk to people on the phone. Why make it difficult to reach us?</p> it is an industry wide thing,…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-09-13:502551:Comment:14006262011-09-13T23:48:30.782ZAmy Ala Millerhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/AmyAla
it is an industry wide thing, recruiters on both sides who think they are just SO busy and SO important they can't POSSIBLY take a call from the great unwashed masses. A pox on both their houses. :)
it is an industry wide thing, recruiters on both sides who think they are just SO busy and SO important they can't POSSIBLY take a call from the great unwashed masses. A pox on both their houses. :) Thanks Tim and Sandra, do you…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-09-13:502551:Comment:13999282011-09-13T23:24:39.614ZDan Nuroohttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/DanNuroo
Thanks Tim and Sandra, do you think it is an industry wide thing or mainly inhouse people or agency who do this?
Thanks Tim and Sandra, do you think it is an industry wide thing or mainly inhouse people or agency who do this? I share your dismay Dan. I s…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-09-13:502551:Comment:13998002011-09-13T17:51:14.487ZSandra McCartthttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/SandraMcCartt
<p>I share your dismay Dan. I see ad after ad without the recruiter's name or contact information. If people are paranoid about their phone number they should not be a recruiter. I have seen some drop dead slam dunk resumes only to find when i talk to that person on the phone i would probably send them to a dog fight without a dog. On the flip side some of the most engaging candidates have the worst resumes on the face of the planet.</p>
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<p>Those "just trust me and interview this…</p>
<p>I share your dismay Dan. I see ad after ad without the recruiter's name or contact information. If people are paranoid about their phone number they should not be a recruiter. I have seen some drop dead slam dunk resumes only to find when i talk to that person on the phone i would probably send them to a dog fight without a dog. On the flip side some of the most engaging candidates have the worst resumes on the face of the planet.</p>
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<p>Those "just trust me and interview this candidate" are the ones that will build client trust in a recruiter. </p> Great story Dan- I had a simi…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-09-13:502551:Comment:13988242011-09-13T14:47:36.147ZTim Spagnolahttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/TimSpagnola
Great story Dan- I had a similar experience w/. a candidate I worked with a few years ago. I work in physician market and this individual wanted to go to an extremely desirable market, and had no ties and was lacking in a few skill sets the job description called for. Needles to say it would have been a complete waste of effort to simply send the CV is for consideration alone. So we talked about a plan of action and I also had the opportunity to meet the person face to face. Like you- after…
Great story Dan- I had a similar experience w/. a candidate I worked with a few years ago. I work in physician market and this individual wanted to go to an extremely desirable market, and had no ties and was lacking in a few skill sets the job description called for. Needles to say it would have been a complete waste of effort to simply send the CV is for consideration alone. So we talked about a plan of action and I also had the opportunity to meet the person face to face. Like you- after talking I knew this person was perfect for this position and would be exactly what my client was looking for. We made our case and it was a success. It was not the CV, but the individual in the end that got the job (w/. a bit of my help), but point being it would have never happened if we did not talk and have opportunity to get to know where one another was coming from. It to this day was one of my most rewarding placements.