no it’s not, fuck no. I do however, work with certain “colleagues” that would disagree with me.

my recruitment experience is strong, elbeit short in comparison to some “heavy hitters”. however, I see day after day the dismay that my coworkers endure when they have a candidate say ‘no’ to a job offer. why? seriously, why do you continue to treat your candidates with a level of distain you would perhaps extend a piece of raw meat?

we’re taught as recruiters to sell “ouselves” - this is the only way a client will “buy into us”, and that, I have to confirm, is 100% true. but surely, shouldn’t the same work ethic be implemented into our interaction with candidates too? some fuckers I know, do not share the same motivation. “candidates are scum”, “candidates are a means-to-an-end” - I’ve heard them all. it disgusts me.

sure, our clients pay us the multi-thousand dollar fees, and they are very important, without fail - I treat all of my clients like gold. but what I find remarkable, is that many that I work with, treat their applicants with such a behavior that can only be compared to meeting someone for the first time… with leprosy.

our business is built upon relationships - and it takes TWO to make the deal - the client, and candidate. my relationships with candidates is just as important as that of my clients’. if it weren’t for the applicants, we wouldn’t make the placements. simple math.

client + (unappreciated) candidated = bollocks to you… no!

so I adopt the british recruitment ethic, as thus:

client + (trusting and respected) candidate = yes… oh, and by the way, thank you!

it’s about reputation. period. imagine if you found a small, but perfectly rounded dog turd in your Big Mac. would you return the following day for a fillet-o-fish? hardly. would you refer your friends to a place that serve an actual, and blatant, bum log in their prized buns, to take their lunch? er, no.

respect our product - they’re 50% of the “deal” - but more importantly, they’re human bloody beings.

[echoes of jerry maguire above - I couldn't give a shit - show me the money, bitch!]