After many years in corporate recruitment I've learned a few things. At least I think I have. Read the following ten things I've learned and see if they resonate with you. Please add some things you've learned as a comment.
- Hiring managers often complain about not receiving enough good resumes from you but they often either don't review or don't respond to the resumes you send them.
- Candidates apply to jobs that they have no business applying to. I'm a plumber so I'll apply for a brain surgery position because it's like plumbing.
- You can't satisfy everyone all the time so satisfy as many people as you possibly can.
- People love or at least appreciate feedback both positive and negative.
- It's boring to look at hundreds of resumes and attention often wavers.
- Being a good administrator is critical to being a good corporate recruiter.
- It's much better to let a hiring manager know that you're searching for qualified candidates and not send any resumes than it is to hide from the hiring manager and send junk.
- Closing top candidates starts with the first contact you ever have with them.
- At most companies, great candidates are dying on the vine. First pick the low hanging fruit.
- Referrals are the number one source of corporate hires and the quality of referral candidates is, at best, no better than other candidates and maybe even lower.
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