I for one wasn’t surprised to find that "the industry is not necessarily practicing what it preaches" (you only need to take a peek at our discussion board to see this). Perriam & Everett recently conducted a survey into recruiters’ recruitment experiences and the results showed:
- Almost 40% were dissatisfied with their interview process and over a third of respondents were looking for more structure at their own interview stage and experienced recruiters felt that the process was far too informal.
- Over a third (35%) felt that their current role and firm had not been accurately described.
- Almost a third (33%) were not satisfied with the level of training they received and almost half (48%) felt that they needed to develop business development skills.
- Over a third (35%) felt that the organisations goals and values were not in line with their own personal goals and objectives.
The only thing which surprised me here is the second point. I can’t believe only a third of people feel they have been mis-sold a role at a recruitment firm. Its the one thing I hear time and time again.
A copy of the white paper “Rules of Engagement” and full results of the survey can be obtained on Perriam & Everett’s website or by e-mailing zena@perriam-everett.co.uk.
how about a survey for recruitment firms to air what they think about candidates. In my experience huge numbers of them exaggerate their abilities/ achievements by miles – they think recruitment is a picnic! When the reality hits they say ‘I didnt have enough training, it was not what I was promised, not enough structure in the company’ So i am not surprised at the results of your survey. Good recruiters are very very rare.