Learn the truth - In Dear Recruiter we establish exactly what a recruiter does.
Quote:
>This is the first in a series of documents I will be writing to educate the
>computer consulting industry as a whole.
>The answer to the question "establish exactly what a recruiter does" is
>NOTHING.
Ummm...I don't see any "question" there. I see you quoting
a task that you have assigned to yourself, but that is NOT
a question, per se. Other basic English mistakes lead me
to believe that English is not your native language. If I am
correct, perhaps you should have someone proofread your
postings if you hope to truly "educate" us.
But aside from all that...
Given the obviously absolute correctness of the position
you have taken (yes, that is sarcasm on my part), I guess
I have to ignore the fact that recruiters have found me
three out of my last five jobs?
I hope not.
A *good* recruiter can be a wonderful resource for a small
company that is too small to have a true "human resources"
department. (For example, my current company has one
person who spends most of her time doing payroll and
purchasing...and does a darned good job at it. But to
expect her to help hire highly technical people?
Ridiculous.)
A bad recruiter is, indeed, worse than useless, as he/she
will waste everyone's time. But there ARE many good
recruiters.
And so I, for one, choose to stay "undeducated," in
your parlance.
p.s.: And although I am not consulting at this time,
I have done so many times in the past. And our
office has used recruiters perhaps a half dozen
times in the last year to find contractors and
consultants. Our success with them has been
at least average.