Friday, 22 February 2013

“You can put lipstick on a pig but it’s still a pig” - Greg Savage 2011




Greg was ripping into a Discussion I had proposed with the above comment. Charming Australian directness I thought but in fact it struck me as very apt in another way: Lots of recruitment is dressed up to impress but ultimately some deliver less than they promise.

I’ll add the normal caveat and say there are many exceptional recruiters who do deliver what they promise but there are probably as many who do not.

So why is the word “promise” used in the above description?

Well it’s because recruitment is a process with uncertain outcomes. If you pay an Assassin to kill someone he might get hit by a bus before completing the mission! He might shoot the wrong person…it happens. There are no guarantees.

If however you pay the person who brings you the head of the intended target, there is no uncertainty. This is the basis of our proposition at Vacancy-Clearing.

So next time you listen to a “promise” ask yourself the question… why?

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