| Topic Name: |
Recruiter Etiquette |
| Message Name: |
Recruiter's are not all Bad |
| Date Posted: |
09/07/2005 |
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I have found that most recruiters are very lackadaisical when it comes to keeping the candidate posted as to the status of their application for employment or contract work.
In all my years I have always found that they will continue to hound you and track you down on the phone when THEY need information or a response from YOU. But when it comes down to a simple courtesy call to keep YOU posted with info like "The manager is out this week", or "They just instituted a hiring freeze", or "We found a better candidate", these agents/recruiters just WONT pick up the phone to keep the candidate posted. |
| Message: |
I wanted to take a moment to make some comments to those candidates that feel that we in the industry have zero people skills and lack the interest in following up with our candidates. Each recruiter is going to be different in his/her approach but it has been my feeling for the duration of my career that without the talent, we are unable to fill our jobs. Therefore, it would make no sense for a good recruiter not to follow up with each and every candidate. We are not available at all times but those of us that have chosen this profession and are good at what we do, certainly understand that each candidate should be shown respect. Let's face it here folks, we are not talking about rocket science. How hard is it to pick up the phone or drop an e-mail? Those of you who are working with recruiters that are not meeting your needs, simply take your skills and talent someplace else. There are plenty of us out there. Choose a firm and recruiter that leaves you with a good feeling and provides answers to your questions.
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