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The Future of Recruiting

Sep 25, 2009 / Recruiting / Trackback

recruitfestI attended all of the tracks at Recruitfest09. This con­ver­gence on Toronto of approx­i­mately 80 indus­try pro­fes­sion­als look­ing for con­ver­sa­tion not con­fer­ence left a very defined impres­sion on me and one big takeaway.

There was con­ver­sa­tion on best prac­tices, the influ­ence and use of social media, the can­di­date expe­ri­ence, how to make more money, and how the indus­try is chang­ing. That’s right.

I’m not going to Sum­ser­ize the con­tent or Boor­man you to death with details.. Just know that more than 50% of the uncon­fer­ence con­tent was about the immi­nent change com­ing down the pike cre­ated by effi­cien­cies brought on by tech­nol­ogy and client expectations.

Before the uncon­fer­ence I blogged on Vul­can recruit­ing.  The uncon­fer­ence fur­ther served to val­i­date the post. Recruiters will become holis­tic prac­ti­tion­ers, adopt new skills, con­sult on  how to attract, hire, onboard and retain human cap­i­tal. They will con­tinue to drive HR tech­nol­ogy and inno­vate its use.

Prac­ti­tion­ers caught up in the daily grind, fab­u­lous at what they do but not in tune with new tools  and expec­ta­tions that are being dri­ven by the eco­nomic upheavals of the day, are at a dis­ad­van­tage because they will not be pre­pared for new recruit­ing. Just a phone and a con­tact list quickly are becom­ing “not the only tools you need”.

Get on board the change train and enjoy the ride.


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  • http://karlaporter.com kar­la­porter

    @Jeff — I know that when it comes to sink or swim you won’t drown. Try to make it next year, you’ll like it!

    @Laurie — I want to be part of the solu­tion and walk the talk, not be part of the prob­lem. That means I live pas­sion­ately and spoil myself when I have time for leisure. Exactly what I’m doing right now on vaca­tion. I want tools and effi­cien­cies to give me the oppor­tu­nity to do more of it too. We can’t just sell it to can­di­dates we have to lead by exam­ple. If we don’t we’re just being hyp­o­crit­i­cal, right?

  • kar­la­porter

    @Jeff — I know that when it comes to sink or swim you won’t drown. Try to make it next year, you’ll like it!

    @Laurie — I want to be part of the solu­tion and walk the talk, not be part of the prob­lem. That means I live pas­sion­ately and spoil myself when I have time for leisure. Exactly what I’m doing right now on vaca­tion. I want tools and effi­cien­cies to give me the oppor­tu­nity to do more of it too. We can’t just sell it to can­di­dates we have to lead by exam­ple. If we don’t we’re just being hyp­o­crit­i­cal, right?

  • http://twitter.com/lruettimann Lau­rie

    I think we’re on a WALL*E/Matrix path. Our bod­ies will be har­vested for power (matrix) and our minds will be dis­tracted with stu­pid con­sumer stuff (Wall*E). We’ll out­source and elim­i­nate work so we can focus on leisure and pas­sion, which makes our lives even more vapid and sad.

    I’m kinda seri­ous. Where do recruiters fit into the world when we tell peo­ple that leisure and pas­sion are pri­mary motivators?

  • http://jefflipschultz.wordpress.com/ Jeff Lip­schultz

    Glad the uncon­fer­ence met expec­ta­tions and you had a lot of fun, too. I agree with your thoughts. In a phrase, adapt or die!


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