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Ask HN: What makes for "ideal recruitment"?
2 points by jrecursive on Oct 3, 2013 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments
I want to unravel the problems and, ultimately, the underlying mechanics, economic and otherwise, that seem to allow "substandard" recruiters and recruitment practices to persist (and be rewarded).

Toward this end, I ask you to share, with as little or as much analysis as you like, what behaviors and qualities you believe the ideal recruiter and approach would exhibit.

Thanks!



I wrote a fairly lengthy post on the fundamental flaws within the recruitment industry that perpetrate the shady, substandard behaviour that's so prevalent.

http://hackerjobs.co.uk/blog/2012/6/15/all-that-is-wrong-wit...

The best recruiters out there tend to share a handful of commonalities:

* Specialising in one or a small number of languages

* A decent comprehension of said languages

* Strong connections within the geographic tech scene they work in

* People who are more driven by helping people than by financial reward


Thank you for your reply. :)




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