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Is Recruitment an Art or a Science?
1. Is Recruitment an Art or
a Science?
The Mad
Professor
The
Avant-garde
2. Recruitment is a straight forward process
Yes, but successful long
term recruitment is about
building relationships
Round 1
3. Recruitment is about selling suitable
candidates to clients and vice versa
But, it is also about the
standard of service
provided throughout the
process
Round 2
4. IT can match candidate skills to client needs
But what about soft skills,
cultural fit, drive, ambition?
Round 3
5. Well that’s easy, psychometric testing! Let’s
recruit carbon copies of our top performers
Sounds great, but everyone’s
unique, that’s just not
possible. As an identical twin
I should know
Round 4
7. It’s a draw!
The verdict is it’s both. Recruitment is very process orientated, but
because there is a unique individual with different needs and
requirements at both ends of the sales cycle it can sometimes
require an ‘artist’ to bring the two together