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posted by on April 22, 2008

A couple of people have recently sent me op-ed and commentary pieces on the research Forrester recently released about the 4 'I's of engagement, which are:

Involvement

Interaction

Intimacy

Influence

And I can't help thinking:  Where the heck have recruiters been for the past 8+ years, that they think these 4 I's are somehow breaking news?  If you have been on the front lines with candidates - especially those under 30 - for the past few years, you should be extremely familiar with these concepts, and you should already have adapted to them.  (Regardless of what Forrester has to say on the subject, marketers have been well aware of these 4 I's since the late 1990s - they really aren't new concepts.)

For those of you for whom these ideas come as a revelation, I advise a trip to Cluetrain:  http://www.cluetrain.com . 

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  • 1 point 14 months ago

    Those four ?I?s of engagement are not a new concept to me. I?m the president of a physician recruiting firm, and my training program for new associates addresses the importance of involvement, interaction, intimacy, and influence. Just as you mentioned, candidates, especially younger ones, bring that expectation to their recruiter, and expect engagement to be an important part of the placement.