Why IT Recruiting as a profession?

Sometimes people in our industry can get a bad repetition or make someone mad. But, is that because what the industry is or what they did?

Remember the movie, Dave. It’s about an average Joe that poses as president. At one point, he’s talking to the real president’s wife and she asks him what he does in real life. He answers he runs a very small staffing company. She answers “Oh, you find people jobs”, and is very impressed. That’s it in a nutshell. Over a lifetime career in this business, think about how many, houses, cars and college educations you have contributed to the economy by doing your job well?
You are a:
– Talent Agent – No agent in sports or the entertainment industry has anything over you.
– Psychologist – You have to get into the head of the candidate and figure what makes them tick and what their “real” job interests are.
– Computer Scientist – Few IT recruiters have a technical degree but we’re expected to be able to wade through thousands of acronyms, know what they do and be able to screen candidates.
– Career Coach – Be able to convince the candidate it’s not in their best interest to wear that 2 pound nose ring to the interview.
– Travel Agent – Figure out how to get that candidate in Fairbanks to Miami by 2 pm tomorrow to meet the CIO.
– Marriage Counselor – Remember, it’s the whole family that is affected by a job change.
– Friend – **the most important** No explanation other then “treat others and you want to be treated”.
Mike Tiffany
St. Louis IT Recruiters Idea Exchange
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recent graduates who are searching for internships and entry level jobs.