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:<\/p>\n
We can have qualified candidates available for you to interview, hire or work within 24 to 48 hours.<\/strong> Our extensive database of qualified candidates and team of experts enable us to provide you with candidates who exactly match<\/strong> what you are looking for.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nAn 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<\/em>, no less. This approach is what bothers me most about low-end, quick-turn recruiting.<\/p>\nMy 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.<\/p>\n
The icing on the cake – our ad is for a VP of Sales.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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