The Recruitment Bullshit Blog
Posted by Mitch on 17th August 2011
This blog is a work in progress.
In it I plan to highlight phrases taken from recruiter profiles on LinkedIn and/or agency websites and offer them up for critical scrutiny. I will, where possible, also offer a more realistic translation of that phrase. Feel free to add some of your own.
OK, let’s get started.
“I devise various candidate/client attraction strategies by employing state of the art recruitment methods”
Translation: I post jobs on the Internet.
And my translation has used 9 less words.
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Comments
‘We source, Headhunt and assess top professionals through social media that are a match for the positon you are looking to fill - saving you time and effort in your search’
Translation:
By Peter Burke on Wednesday, 17 August 2011We have a Linkedin Account!
LOL! Brilliant
By Dan on Wednesday, 17 August 2011Nice one, Peter.
And steady with those exclamation marks, eh?
By Mitch Sullivan on Wednesday, 17 August 2011Oooops, forgot about your campaign Mitch - it will never happen again.
By Peter Burke on Wednesday, 17 August 2011Mitch,
In the interest of fairness I think you could easily apply this to every industry across the board. Let’s face it whether it’s advertising, branding, presentation material or terms and conditions the whole business world rely, actively encourage and in some cases seek to deceive by the use of uneccessary jargon, terminology and bullsh*t.
HOWEVER! I wholeheartedly agree that it may be totally uneccessary. I would actually welcome any critique on my own profile on linkedin in regards to this subject matter. I have always been an advocate of clearly defined language and demystifying the recruitment, executive search, talent acquisition service sector.
By Darren Ledger on Friday, 19 August 2011Hi Darren
I can only concern myself with an industry that I know. I think it’s unreasonable for me to be expected to save the entire business world.
By Mitch Sullivan on Friday, 19 August 2011Mitch,
Now come on, don’t be so coy! I’ve met you and like me you are one of those recruitment professionals who knows intimately their client and related business sectors. That is the beauty of being a professional recruiter, I can hold a conversation on the market, the sector, the development and competition within it on just about any business I’ve recruited for. You want to hear me wax lyrical about retail analytics and the emerging market in Europe, or Gas Turbines and Power Generation / transmission and the challenges the National grid face…..
For Executive Search Consultant read ‘Know it all’
By Darren Ledger on Friday, 19 August 2011Thats it, Im never commenting on your posts again as much as I am drawn to them.
By Lisa on Tuesday, 23 August 2011