You are sitting on a wealth of recruiting and competitive intelligence. But, if you’re like most recruiters, though, you’ll never have the opportunity to use it. The prevailing pattern of behavior is myopic and costly. Recruiters focus on filling the req. And when the task is completed, they move on to the next one. There’s little time put aside for learning the many lessons that can be gleaned from filling each position.
This situation is understandable. Corporate recruiters simply don’t have enough time to learn. Heavy administrative burdens, lean departments and demanding workloads mean that they always have to be focused on the task at hand and they never get the chance to become more efficient (or effective). The situation is made even more frustrating by the information that’s already sitting in your company, waiting to be accessed.
