There is lots of talk these days about software for recruiting. It is so confusing and I have often written in the past that I much prefer the 3x5 card method. Now that is a recruiting system! Granted alot of these software packages are great at tracking candidates but tracking is not recruiting.
If software was able to assess the following, I would be in heaven:
1. candidate had the right skill set,
2. was in a position to make a move in the next 2-4 weeks,
3. the candidate has cleared the move with their significant other
4. financially in a position to make the move
5. has explored all options at current company and came up with nothing
6. assertained that the reason for the move is not financially based
7. produced three outstanding references
8. candidate realizes that counter-offers are not ego boosters
9. guarantee that their resume is not on every job board
10. about 50 other very important things
I guess it is important to be able to track certain stuff and for that, you should not pay more than 50-100 bucks/month. A recruiter on the other hand who understands the real role of a recruiter is worth a heck of a lot more, and the proof is in the fees we collect.
I am very interested in knowing what other things you would like recruiting software to know that you are pretty sure it is incapable of telling you today.
Posted by Jason
www.semiconductorjobs.com
jason@recruiting.com
Jason, there's a lot of things it can tell me but never will because I don't have the time to enter every detail in separate fields as opposed to notes.
Posted by: Canadian Headhunter | August 30, 2004 at 02:54 PM
Hey Michael,
Maybe one day we can all sit or stand at our desks and say out loud "This is what I want to know" and magically, the info will drop onto the desk neatly organized in the order we want it. That would be great.
Posted by: Jason | August 31, 2004 at 11:01 AM
Jason: It used to be like that. We called them secretaries.
Posted by: Anthony | December 30, 2004 at 05:14 PM