Memo to recruiters: do some work
It's definitely recruiting season for the web trades: I've had six calls from recruiters in the last two weeks. It's good being in a position to say No - but I'm appalled by the sheer laziness of the current crop of recruitment consultants.
What happened to a simple 'Is it all right to talk?' Twice I've been with clients when a call came in and someone I've never spoken to before launched into a pitch. Come to that, how about actually introducing yourself into the bargain? You may be Kevin from Wotsit IT, but why do you expect me to know Wotsit IT is a recruitment agency? Give me some context, please.
And while we're at it, start READING the CV you're looking at. 'Information Architect' does not mean 'Technical Architect'. If you'd read the first paragraph of my CV you'd realise I'm not the guy you're looking for: if keywords like UML pop up it doesn't mean I'm a coder, it means I know how to talk to them.
Finally, stop asking me to fill in endless forms to 'get onto your system' - you've got all the information already. Don't ask me to do a day of work reformatting things for your convenience. If one in ten approaches wins me an interview, and one in ten interviews lands a job, that's equivalent to nearly a quarter of a year's work you're asking me to do in order to get you your fee. Have some sense of proportion.
And don't get me started on the low salary ranges and poor job descriptions I see all the time when chasing potential clients. What exactly is there about 'mimimum salary requirement' that you don't understand? And I suggest giving one of your job descriptions to your mother and see if she can make even a vague guess as to what the job's about. Since I win about one in five of the clients I go after, it suggests my record as a nonprofessional is far better than yours as a pro.
In short: recruiters, you're going nowhere fast. Get off your lazy bums and DO SOME WORK.
What happened to a simple 'Is it all right to talk?' Twice I've been with clients when a call came in and someone I've never spoken to before launched into a pitch. Come to that, how about actually introducing yourself into the bargain? You may be Kevin from Wotsit IT, but why do you expect me to know Wotsit IT is a recruitment agency? Give me some context, please.
And while we're at it, start READING the CV you're looking at. 'Information Architect' does not mean 'Technical Architect'. If you'd read the first paragraph of my CV you'd realise I'm not the guy you're looking for: if keywords like UML pop up it doesn't mean I'm a coder, it means I know how to talk to them.
Finally, stop asking me to fill in endless forms to 'get onto your system' - you've got all the information already. Don't ask me to do a day of work reformatting things for your convenience. If one in ten approaches wins me an interview, and one in ten interviews lands a job, that's equivalent to nearly a quarter of a year's work you're asking me to do in order to get you your fee. Have some sense of proportion.
And don't get me started on the low salary ranges and poor job descriptions I see all the time when chasing potential clients. What exactly is there about 'mimimum salary requirement' that you don't understand? And I suggest giving one of your job descriptions to your mother and see if she can make even a vague guess as to what the job's about. Since I win about one in five of the clients I go after, it suggests my record as a nonprofessional is far better than yours as a pro.
In short: recruiters, you're going nowhere fast. Get off your lazy bums and DO SOME WORK.
posted by chrisworth at 11:50 AM
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