Comments on: Recruiting Roadshow, 2007 Conferences and All That Jazz http://blogversity.com/recruitomatic/2007/12/31/recruiting-roadshow-2007-conferences-and-all-that-jazz/ A Contrarian View of Life in the Recruitosphere Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:14:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Amitai Givertz http://blogversity.com/recruitomatic/2007/12/31/recruiting-roadshow-2007-conferences-and-all-that-jazz/#comment-826 Amitai Givertz Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:27:28 +0000 http://blogversity.com/recruitomatic/2007/12/29/recruiting-roadshow-2007-conferences-and-all-that-jazz/#comment-826 I should point out, running help-wanted classifieds and using Monster are legit methods recognizing there is a time and a place for everything. It seems to me that part of the problem is when the tools recruiters use are used by default and not by choice. If you don't know what new media is or how to use it -- and it would appear that is common having polled a couple of representative groups -- no amount of knee-jerk recruiting will help when your back is against the wall. Just thought I clear that up. I should point out, running help-wanted classifieds and using Monster are legit methods recognizing there is a time and a place for everything.

It seems to me that part of the problem is when the tools recruiters use are used by default and not by choice. If you don’t know what new media is or how to use it — and it would appear that is common having polled a couple of representative groups — no amount of knee-jerk recruiting will help when your back is against the wall.

Just thought I clear that up.

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