Just an observation…
A real bad but highly entertaining 1988 movie (They Live) detailed
“John Nada, a down-on-his-luck construction worker, discovers a pair of special sunglasses. Wearing them, he is able to see the world as it really is: people being bombarded by media and government with messages like ‘Stay Asleep’, ‘No Imagination’, ‘Submit to Authority’. Even scarier is that he is able to see that some usually normal-looking people are in fact ugly aliens in charge of the massive campaign to keep humans subdued.”
What would you expect? The wrestler “Rowdy” Roddy Piper played Nada…
Sounds like the past few weeks and months here at the ERE…except for the fact that that all sides have special glasses and are seeing aliens.
We have cybersleuthers rallying against phone researchers…
…makes me wonder if some cybers are adopting elitist attitudes against phone researchers – sounds like both sides are protecting their turfs;
we have selection and assessment experts fencing with recruiters and test association members…
…again, I wonder how many out there really understand what validity (internal, external, construct, statistical conclusion) and reliability (just who was Chronbach?) mean rather than just quoting passages from the EEOC;
we have quite a few ERE-ans criticizing article writers and calling them self-promoting…
…fine – then you go ahead and write something cogent and interesting for the ERE based upon your years of experience (that’s why it’s called “experience”); and
everywhere it seems we have corporate recruiters having it out with third-party recruiters – oh, I’m sorry, search consultants – and vice versa. Everyone seems to be so busy supporting their side they can’t see the benefits of the other’s experiences and perspectives.
So is it any wonder so many people don’t like or trust recruiters when we can’t even stand each other? We might one day see the follow review of our profession…
“Anita Job, a down-on-her-luck corporate analyst, discovers a pair of special sunglasses. Wearing them, she is able to see the recruiting profession as it really is: Candidates being bombarded by ad firms and dot job sites with messages like ‘Stay away from Agency Recruiters’, ‘Corporate Recruiters are Low-skilled Dumbasses’, ‘Submit Your Resume Only to Organizations Using Taleo’. Even scarier is that she is able to see that some usually normal-looking recruiters are in fact ugly aliens in charge of a massive campaign to keep candidates and hiring managers befuddled.”
Any takers on who should play the lead role?
The Recruiting Inferno 