Comments on: What Recruiting Will Look Like After the Recession

By: josie erent

josie erent — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:52:25 +0000

This recession is making people question corporate us management even more…If all the layoffs and hiring freezes…there appears to be no sacrifices by senior corporate executives to take pay cuts…..This market will never be the same again….Loyalty has been eroded even more………..same old solutions by the same old corporate executives who believe in entitlement at the expense of fairness to the workplace and employee trust and loyalty…..WELCOME TO THE FREE AGENT SOCIETY….

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By: Kelly Magowan

Kelly Magowan — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 08:28:16 +0000

Great article Kevin. I believe that we are already seeing these changes. It won’t just be after the event. The market has changed so dramatically and will continue to do so which is both daunting and exciting. I think we will see more transparency communication and respect from all parties.

I also agree with Keith and the reality that those jobs that can be moved off shore will be – which is a risk for people whose roles are more process and information orientated; as we enter what Daniel Pinks terms the ‘conceptual age’ we will see why right brain thinking will dominate
http://blog.sixfigures.com.au/2008/06/17/right-brained-or-left-brained-which-are-you/

Kelly Magowan
Six Figures http://www.sixfigures.com.au

By: Emilee Bowersox

Emilee Bowersox — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 23:01:44 +0000

Kevin,

Well, if you have ever met the Whites……..

By: Keith Halperin

Keith Halperin — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:09:58 +0000

A thoughtful article. I’d like to bring up a point, and expound on another:
While the article deals with recruiting after the recession, it should be noted that during the recession (which may be longer and deeper than most in recent memory), many employers may revert to the traditional pattern during tough times of treating candidates and recruiters like dirt, because they can.

Also, I commend the mention of virtual employees, which can also include many types of recruiting staff. What was NOT addressed is that if work can be done anywhere, it can usually be done quite well for a lot less money. Therefore, if the type of recruiting work you do is not high-touch and/or high value-add, you should expect to compete against recruiters that cost no more than around $2,500/month, and internet sourcers which cost quite a bit less than that.

Thank You,

Keith Halperin kdhalperin@sbcglobal.net 415.586.8265
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By: David Lynn

David Lynn — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:53:37 +0000

Very good article, Kevin makes some great points about changes in the recruiting market and some of the challenges employers will face. In particular, we’ve seen that the way companies attempt to deal with the issue of adapting internal regulations to cope with the expanding free agent work force can have a huge impact on their employment brand…be that positive, or negative.

By the same token, while the candidates of today are all that much more informed via the use of technology, they should remember that the technology works both ways and the employers are using the very same tools to check them out, too. As an example, social networking sites can be fun on a personal level, but anyone even remotely considering the possibility of a job change should be very cautious regarding what kind of information they post (or even allow to be posted) about themselves on-line.

We live in interesting times, indeed.