Comments on: Hate Confidential Resumes? Join The Club… http://staffleads.com/blog/hate-confidential-resumes-join-the-club/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:01:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: MN Headhunter http://staffleads.com/blog/hate-confidential-resumes-join-the-club/#comment-40 MN Headhunter Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:51:12 +0000 http://staffleads.com/blog/hate-confidential-resumes-join-the-club/#comment-40 While I agree that seeing the conact information is always preferred I think to skip over them is a mistake: -Recruiters skipping over them makes for less competition. -Sending them an introduction, a purpose for the contact usually results in a response. -This is the beginning of a passive candidate database. To ignore them completely, for me, is a big mistake but am happy that many of my colleagues do. I make at least one placement per quarter from them. While I agree that seeing the conact information is always preferred I think to skip over them is a mistake:

-Recruiters skipping over them makes for less competition.
-Sending them an introduction, a purpose for the contact usually results in a response.
-This is the beginning of a passive candidate database.

To ignore them completely, for me, is a big mistake but am happy that many of my colleagues do. I make at least one placement per quarter from them.

]]> By: StaffLeads Admin http://staffleads.com/blog/hate-confidential-resumes-join-the-club/#comment-28 StaffLeads Admin Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:45:14 +0000 http://staffleads.com/blog/hate-confidential-resumes-join-the-club/#comment-28 @Chuck - you're right about the email being a major headache, and even more correct about the risk involved with living! Here's what I think: Using the current STANDARD platforms of online job recruiting (job boards, resume databases, etc) many jobseekers miss out on great jobs. BUT For every jobseeker that misses out on a great job, you'll find that 10+ companies miss out on great employees. @Chuck - you’re right about the email being a major headache, and even more correct about the risk involved with living!

Here’s what I think:

Using the current STANDARD platforms of online job recruiting (job boards, resume databases, etc) many jobseekers miss out on great jobs.

BUT

For every jobseeker that misses out on a great job, you’ll find that 10+ companies miss out on great employees.

]]> By: Chuck http://staffleads.com/blog/hate-confidential-resumes-join-the-club/#comment-27 Chuck Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:02:03 +0000 http://staffleads.com/blog/hate-confidential-resumes-join-the-club/#comment-27 Good points! Much of the same can be said for any jobseeker using an email with overly strict spam filtering. How many times have I gotten an automated reply from an ISP asking that I send a one-line reply to enable the recipient to discern if I should be allowed to communicate with them?! Being alive means one is exposed to some measure of risk. Too many of us miss out on so much of life b/c we're so afraid of taking reasonable risks. Such people often miss out on great jobs... Good points! Much of the same can be said for any jobseeker using an email with overly strict spam filtering. How many times have I gotten an automated reply from an ISP asking that I send a one-line reply to enable the recipient to discern if I should be allowed to communicate with them?!

Being alive means one is exposed to some measure of risk. Too many of us miss out on so much of life b/c we’re so afraid of taking reasonable risks. Such people often miss out on great jobs…

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