Recruiters can narrow the field of candidates to find the best fit for your company
There is no doubt that the internet has revolutionized the modern world. You can pay bills, find out how to do home repairs, purchase items from around the world, find recipes for exotic dishes, and much, much more without leaving the comfort of your own home. Or you can do all of the above while on the go with the advent of mobile devices. But will the internet ever replace service-driven industries such as professional recruiters?
I don’t think so. “Why?” you might ask. “Why would I hire a recruiter when I can just go online and find candidates for the jobs I need to fill?”
There are many reasons for using a recruiter, but the biggest one is the fact that candidates aren’t products. They aren’t bills to be paid or recipes with exotic ingredients. They are humans with the ability to think and ask questions, they have emotions, and they can be influenced by other humans.
Granted, you can go online and find a product of a human that might seemingly qualify that person for the job you have available. It’s called a resume. But do you really want to dig through the thousands of resumes online to find the ten, fifty or hundred potential candidates that fit your requirements? And do you want to call all of these candidates so you can gather more information about them? Probably not.
Sourcing and qualifying prospective candidates are very time-consuming activities, and knowing how to do these activities properly is a skill that takes time to develop. Professional recruiters have this skill and can save you an immense amount of time and money, especially if you pick the wrong candidate for the job from your online search. Adrian Kinnersley delves further into this topic in his article Why Recruiters Will Be at the Heart of Our Corporate Future. It’s a good read and makes a great case for why professional recruiters aren’t a dying breed.
Published by Conselium Executive Search, the global leader in compliance search.
