We post ads in many locations as part of our sourcing activities. Those ads usually lead to solicitations for services as a set response to new listings. We received one email today that caught my eye. Here is an excerpt:
We can have qualified candidates available for you to interview, hire or work within 24 to 48 hours. Our extensive database of qualified candidates and team of experts enable us to provide you with candidates who exactly match what you are looking for.
An interesting proposition, don’t you think? Here is the rub for me – how do they know what I need? 1 to 2 days and they’ll have them available to hire or work, no less. This approach is what bothers me most about low-end, quick-turn recruiting.
My guess is that this company will send a bunch of resumes to me and make me sort out which ones to interview without truly knowing what I need. The fact that the candidates may be able to work within 24 hours sounds like summer staffing candidates.
The icing on the cake – our ad is for a VP of Sales.