This comment was left by a guy named Paul on Scoble's blog in reference to my recent resume producing post. (By the way, I tried to leave a few comments on Scoble's weblog over the weekend, but my comments never posted.) :( Back to Paul's comment ... While I wouldn't 100% agree with his assertion,
Office 2010 Standard Key, he does have a point. This is the age old battle between the active candidate and the passive candidate. Active candidates are the ones with their resumes out on Monster, their web pages, or companies' Applicant Tracking Systems. They offer a vast supply of resumes available for viewing, but oftentimes, an open position requires the skills of a person who is not actively seeking employment ... enter the passive candidate. I might modify Paul's comment by saying: "A lot of job opportunities are offered to people without a resume." Without going into great detail about how I identify and recruit passive candidates (because that would be like a magician revealing his secrets … and well, Zoë and I have already touched on this a bit in previous posts),
Office 2010 Home And Stude/nt, I feel I owe it my fellow recruiters to acknowledge this point. Recruiting the passive candidate is where we prove our worth and doing it well is what separates the great recruiters from the pack. Hiring Managers – Listen up,
Microsoft Office 2010 Pro! It;s a common misconception that recruiters scrounge resume databases and review advertisement flow all day. The truth is we develop very complex sourcing plans and strive to identify the best candidate for the job … even if that “candidate” has no interest (yet) in working for our company. This work happens behind the scenes. We shield you from it, but it;s going on all the time. One of the goals of our weblog is to help people who are passive candidates better position themselves just in case they decide to be active one day. And plus,
Windows 7 Enterprise, we all know that even if you aren;t looking for a job, it;s a great ego boost to get approached by another company. So Hiring Managers, ask your recruiter to share his/her sourcing plan with you. Offer your suggestions for improvement. (After all,
Buy Windows 7, you are the expert and the customer.) But most of all – do something nice for your recruiter (a kind e-mail to his/her manager … a beer … an invitation to a team morale event … even a shipping award). Your recruiter is your best ally, and it;s in your best interest to help him/her be and feel as successful as possible. Because it;s true – A lot of job opportunities are offered to people without a resume. Your recruiter is out there doing the hard work to find these people so show him/her your gratitude! gretchen