[taheca]

I've been a contract recruiter for most of my career, and while we could have a excellent conversation about how relatively new the recruiting function is to corporations, and how it has evolved, and where I see it going.. I have to say I am honestly offended by your statement that contract recruiters generally "They are amongst the most clueless, unprofessional and inefficient people working at these tech companies" and "has no real vested interest the process or how they represent the company"

This statement is patently absurd and offensive.

Yes, there are bad recruiters out there, as there are bad sales reps, customer service people, and even shitty engineers who leave a lot of shitty code in places it shouldn't be.

Please stop generalizing

[bogomipz]

Are you really so unaware of how bad the reputation of recruiters is in the tech industry? If so I'm afraid you might be severely out of touch.

You might note that my comment resonated with more than a few people considering its position at the top of the discussion.

>"This statement is patently absurd and offensive."

It's odd that rather than consider any merits of another's observations you instead dismiss them as "absurdity" without providing a single argument as to why.

Bad reputations evolve over time. And "recruiting" by the way is not new. It has been a staple in HR since the first dot com boom.

Your claim that there are lots of people out there who are bad at their jobs is nothing more than the moral equivalence fallacy. For someone so offended that's a pretty weak argument.

And lastly if you reread my comment you will see that I said it is not all and recognized that there are some excellent recruiters out there. Its the third sentence.