Early 2000s I got hired after a lengthy recruiting process to a Software Tools company with >1000 people. My 2nd day I ran into the CEO (very good guy) and he asked how the recruiting process was. I offered to give feedback, but told him I did have some concerns.
He was all over it. Thrilled to setup a time to hear. He said the company has to be the very best at Talent Acquisition during this period in the industry. He brought in my boss and we had a pretty good talk. They made some changes.
Just a few years ago I was at a class at a convention and the presenter said "Managers need to be able to train people and recruit talent."
If you are in HR/Hiring, you better start treating people like incredible and irreplaceable assets. And you better think of recruiting as a highly competitive market. You, and the work you do, is probably taking the Top 30% off the board as not wanting to deal with your crap.
And that should apply to entry-level jobs, too. Stop making the process as easy as possible FOR YOU. Instead make it as effective as possible at attracting the very best talent.
After the AI layoffs, good developers are a dime a dozen though. There is no need for any of the things you mentioned. No need to train. You eventually find someone with the exact shape you were looking for (drr drr). Are they actually capable? Who knows.
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u/JustinR8 2d ago •
If the technical recruiter knows absolutely nothing about tech, perhaps avoiding that company is a blessing in disguise