Comments on: The Future of Recruiting: It Won’t be Anything Like Today (Part 1 of 2) http://www.ere.net/2008/04/21/the-future-of-recruiting-it-wont-be-anything-like-today-part-1-of-2/ Recruiting News, Recruiting Events, Recruiting Community, Social Recruiting Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:41:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: HRM Today - Blog Archive » 5 Reasons to Give Thanks: New Technology for Easier-Than-Ever Recruiting http://www.ere.net/2008/04/21/the-future-of-recruiting-it-wont-be-anything-like-today-part-1-of-2/comment-page-1/#comment-8768 HRM Today - Blog Archive » 5 Reasons to Give Thanks: New Technology for Easier-Than-Ever Recruiting Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:44:49 +0000 http://www.ere.net/2008/04/21/the-future-of-recruiting-it-wont-be-anything-like-today-part-1-of-2/#comment-8768 [...] just came across a post about the future of recruiting, written back in April by Dr. John Sullivan, a management professor [...] [...] just came across a post about the future of recruiting, written back in April by Dr. John Sullivan, a management professor [...]

]]> By: Maureen Sharib http://www.ere.net/2008/04/21/the-future-of-recruiting-it-wont-be-anything-like-today-part-1-of-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3667 Maureen Sharib Sat, 19 Apr 2008 04:17:00 +0000 http://www.ere.net/2008/04/21/the-future-of-recruiting-it-wont-be-anything-like-today-part-1-of-2/#comment-3667 'Current recruiting models place a large amount of their resources on 'finding' or sourcing potential candidates. However, as a result of the growth of information systems and the Internet, <em>the process of identifying or finding top performers and innovators is becoming increasingly easy</em>. The new model will utilize new and developing information systems including social networks, consumer information, customer information, credit sources, niche job boards, professional association membership lists, and even sales leads to find prospective candidates.' You have to keep in mind that even utilizing all of the sources you list (when you say 'credit sources' what do you mean?) only a small percentage(maybe 15%?) of the available workforce is going to be identified. <em>How are you going to get to the rest?</em> This is a question all recruiting leaders (and Internet sourcers) should be asking themselves these days. If you don't find a way to do this (I suggest honing your telephone sourcing skills is the fastest and easiest way!) you're going to be left behind in this mad headlong dash we're all in. ‘Current recruiting models place a large amount of their resources on ‘finding’ or sourcing potential candidates. However, as a result of the growth of information systems and the Internet, the process of identifying or finding top performers and innovators is becoming increasingly easy. The new model will utilize new and developing information systems including social networks, consumer information, customer information, credit sources, niche job boards, professional association membership lists, and even sales leads to find prospective candidates.’

You have to keep in mind that even utilizing all of the sources you list (when you say ‘credit sources’ what do you mean?) only a small percentage(maybe 15%?) of the available workforce is going to be identified. How are you going to get to the rest? This is a question all recruiting leaders (and Internet sourcers) should be asking themselves these days. If you don’t find a way to do this (I suggest honing your telephone sourcing skills is the fastest and easiest way!) you’re going to be left behind in this mad headlong dash we’re all in.

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