Comments - My Friend Steve and the Future of Recruitment ….AKA What's so Special about Specialisation? - RecruitingBlogs2024-03-29T14:05:02Zhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=502551%3ABlogPost%3A1457799&xn_auth=noSorry for the jargon, Robert.…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-11-04:502551:Comment:14588812011-11-04T12:25:27.189ZMike Hardhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/MikeHard
<p>Sorry for the jargon, Robert. One could start a whole separate thread on what to call contingent agencies: headhunters, agencies, third party recruiters, TPR's, independant recruiters, search...</p>
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<p>Steve, I think your path to specialization is interesting, and probably a key to success. Leveraging one specialty to gain expertise/network in others is a smart way to both diversify and play to strengths. Although the question of specialist vs. generalist is a very good one, "how"…</p>
<p>Sorry for the jargon, Robert. One could start a whole separate thread on what to call contingent agencies: headhunters, agencies, third party recruiters, TPR's, independant recruiters, search...</p>
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<p>Steve, I think your path to specialization is interesting, and probably a key to success. Leveraging one specialty to gain expertise/network in others is a smart way to both diversify and play to strengths. Although the question of specialist vs. generalist is a very good one, "how" one chooses to specialize is pretty interesting too.</p> I thanked Rob for this direct…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-11-04:502551:Comment:14591152011-11-04T10:47:01.920ZSteve Williamshttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/SteveWilliams
<p>I thanked Rob for this directly but would add here that in my normal working career prior to recruiting I worked for Finance Directors, Customer Service Directors, Property Directors, HR Directors and MDs and sat in their teams and therefore was inculcated with the way these departments think and what is important to them. So in a way, I am a specialist and a generalist as I can recruit into FM and Support Services across various disciplines as my knowledge and network covers this spread. I…</p>
<p>I thanked Rob for this directly but would add here that in my normal working career prior to recruiting I worked for Finance Directors, Customer Service Directors, Property Directors, HR Directors and MDs and sat in their teams and therefore was inculcated with the way these departments think and what is important to them. So in a way, I am a specialist and a generalist as I can recruit into FM and Support Services across various disciplines as my knowledge and network covers this spread. I also knew what a TPR was. #smartarse! </p> Ah, cheers Tom! Feel foolish…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-11-03:502551:Comment:14588132011-11-03T18:50:43.854ZRobert Wrighthttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/Robert438
<p>Ah, cheers Tom! Feel foolish now.</p>
<p>Ah, cheers Tom! Feel foolish now.</p> Third Party Recruitertag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-11-03:502551:Comment:14583702011-11-03T17:32:43.839ZTom Dimmickhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/TomDimmick
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<p>Third Party Recruiter</p> Sorry can either of you expla…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-11-03:502551:Comment:14584932011-11-03T17:10:25.460ZRobert Wrighthttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/Robert438
<p>Sorry can either of you explain to me what a TPR is?</p>
<p>Sorry can either of you explain to me what a TPR is?</p> Based on what I see on Bounty…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-11-03:502551:Comment:14582692011-11-03T13:48:03.670ZMike Hardhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/MikeHard
<p>Based on what I see on Bounty, the data leans towards the "specialists" but generalists can and do have an amazing role that surprised me until I just accepted it. I don't mean an "all your eggs in one basket" specialists, but rather TPR's that leverage knowledge in one area (ie leadership roles in healthcare) to also gain expertise in another (healthcare analyst roles in financial services). The agencies that have a handful of complementary specializations are typically the most sought…</p>
<p>Based on what I see on Bounty, the data leans towards the "specialists" but generalists can and do have an amazing role that surprised me until I just accepted it. I don't mean an "all your eggs in one basket" specialists, but rather TPR's that leverage knowledge in one area (ie leadership roles in healthcare) to also gain expertise in another (healthcare analyst roles in financial services). The agencies that have a handful of complementary specializations are typically the most sought after and successful - at least in our marketplace. That said (big caveat), the specialization the customer thinks they want is often not the background of the TPR that performs the best. </p> Thanks for the comment Sandra…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-11-03:502551:Comment:14581352011-11-03T09:46:02.257ZRobert Wrighthttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/Robert438
<p>Thanks for the comment Sandra. I agree that there is an all-eggs-in-one-basket risk to being a specialist and I guess the answer to that is to keep over heads low, fee structures flexible and closer-than-close to clients. But even then, I agree, if that particular sector goes down quickly it's going to be a rough ride.</p>
<p>Sounds to me that you too are a Specialist. Not in a narrow sector sense but a "Company Specialist" ... you know your clients inside and out but they are in different…</p>
<p>Thanks for the comment Sandra. I agree that there is an all-eggs-in-one-basket risk to being a specialist and I guess the answer to that is to keep over heads low, fee structures flexible and closer-than-close to clients. But even then, I agree, if that particular sector goes down quickly it's going to be a rough ride.</p>
<p>Sounds to me that you too are a Specialist. Not in a narrow sector sense but a "Company Specialist" ... you know your clients inside and out but they are in different sectors. Sounds like an interesting strategy.</p>
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<p> </p> It's a double edged sword. As…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-11-02:502551:Comment:14577102011-11-02T17:25:07.119ZSandra McCartthttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/SandraMcCartt
It's a double edged sword. As a specialist turned generalist after having been specialized in an industry that went down like the Titanic, only quicker, I will never again put all my eggs in one basket. We now work with multiple clients in very different industries. Our specialization is knowing that company. If one is not hiring another will be. We made money during the worst of the recession by being generalists. It's sure not vanilla to be able to switch from doctors to supply chain managers…
It's a double edged sword. As a specialist turned generalist after having been specialized in an industry that went down like the Titanic, only quicker, I will never again put all my eggs in one basket. We now work with multiple clients in very different industries. Our specialization is knowing that company. If one is not hiring another will be. We made money during the worst of the recession by being generalists. It's sure not vanilla to be able to switch from doctors to supply chain managers to java programmers to feed yard cfo's to sr. Marketing execs. We will reach out to specialists from time to time as we value their more narrow expertise but most of the time we don't have to. Most internals have to be generalists so TPR's who ever want to go in-house better be able to be a good generalist. A lot to be said for both. It's been an ongoing debate since the dawn of time.