I must say in the past few weeks I have spoken with some truly outstanding HR Personnel. Some internal recruiters working to fill roles for their hiring managers understand the importance of the hiring process and how it works. We are called to help them when they have an extremely hard role to fill and they have had no luck in doing so on their own. On the other end of the spectrum, I have come across some HR Personnel that need to get a clue. They are considered to be little gods by their peers, and feared by many due of the pink slip and talk and act like they own the place. It amazes me when people give themselves this so called power. Why do some companies today allow their HR department to act so unprofessional?
Another growing concern that is surfacing is a lack of job candidate feedback. This is when the client does not afford you the time to explain how the interview went with your job candidate. I understand why so many people are upset when they don’t get proper feedback. Not giving a candidate feedback or their recruiter after an interview ranks up there with getting fired by fax! It’s just something you don’t do. It’s as dumb as a job candidate taking a counteroffer! I think this behavior needs to be called out and people should tweet the hell out of a company that practices this. ** (Don’t sue me if you get sued for this statement) **
After a job candidate has interviewed it is imperative that proper feedback is given to me, the recruiter, on the pros and cons of my candidate. Feedback by both parties is critical for the process to work. In order for me to help them, my clients, I need to better understand the things they liked and didn’t like about my candidate. This information helps me to narrow my search. Just like with my candidate, it is important to educate them on how they did. I know some recruiters could care less about the candidate since the client pays their fees. I personally feel it is extremely important to educate your candidate so that he/she will do better on their next interview. After all you should care, since that candidate is someone you’re working with and you are recommending. One of the best reasons why you should work with a recruiter is because when a client gives them feedback it is usually honest and to the point. That will give the candidate insight on their interviewing techniques for future interviews.
I do understand why some companies don’t respond to every resume that gets submitted blindly. There is not enough time in the day to respond to some of these resumes. After all 95% of all resumes submitted to an ad is from someone who isn’t even in the same ballpark. You all know what I mean if you placed an ad for someone. It’s like placing an ad for a soccer player and the majority of resumes you receive are from people with no feet!