#TalentAttraction #Tuesday ARE HR DEPARTMENTS EXCITED TO JETTISON RECRUITING TO OPERATIONS?

By RecruiterGuy | April 19, 2022

Across America we are hearing a chorus of WHAAAAT? WHY?

Let us look at Human Resource functions from the SHRM website:

Which of these Human Resource functions are Administrative and/or Compliance functions? All of them, EXCEPT Talent Acquisition. Even “Talent Acquisition” sounds like an Administrative/Compliance function.

Recruiting Mirrors the Sales Process Perfectly

Why is this a problem? In most companies, who do they hire to recruit for company positions? Typically, they hire someone who may fill another role in the Human Resource Department so they have a place to grow. In most Human Resource Departments, Talent Acquisition responsibilities are narrowly focused (as they should be). If it is a large corporation, someone may eventually be promoted to VP of Talent Acquisition. I know some of those people, and a few of them truly understand recruiting since Professional Recruiting was their background. And those professionals are few and far between.

How do most companies treat Talent Acquisition? If your company requires a candidate to complete an application prior to submitting a resume, Human Resources treats Talent Acquisition as a Compliance Function.

With over 40 years as an Expert Professional Recruiter mingled with over 26 years of Expert Career Coaching experience, I will assure you that 95% of Top Talent leave your company’s process when they see they must complete an application. The result is your company is attracting the Desperate candidates. Is that your desired result? It happens daily.

At SHRM conferences, the voices in the halls tell the tale – “If the CANDIDATES do not follow OUR processes, we are NOT Interested in them.” Spoken like a true Compliance Officer.

Professionals have been conditioned by Job Board Advertising that they should simply Apply Online, and BAM! They have an offer. Companies have conditioned candidates that when they apply online, they will never hear from the company again because Human Resources processes screen them out.

Today, I received a note from someone who now understands why she “applied to 175 positions through the end of 2019 and through all of 2020” without receiving a new job. She found her job finally through networking. Is this the result that your Executives expect?

Human Resources professionals many times have told me that they Do Not Trust Sales Professionals – no wonder few Sales Professionals are hired in HR.

Who Should Absorb Recruiting?

Attracting The Top Talent should be a company’s Recruiting Goal. Why? The Top Talent are the difference makers in a company. Will they apply online? Very, very rarely.

If not Human Resources, where should Recruiting report up through? Would you agree that Operations feels the pain more than Human Resources? At least, Operations understands the value of the SALES Process and hires Sales Managers.

The Top Sales Managers do not accept excuses why people are Not Attracted to their organization. They will fix the problem.

Talent Attraction is a better fit in Operations than Human Resources.

Is Your Company Truly Satisfied With Recruiting?

If not, have the courage to follow this Thought Leadership from an Expert Professional Recruiter. Is your practice to continue to follow the same practices – and EXPECT different results?

Human Resources will continue to supply the administrative/compliance functions when candidates become employees.

Recruiting is Not Magic. It is Focused, Hard Work.

Talent Attraction is Better than Talent Acquisition!

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