But for the recruiter's involvement and value added to a resume document, Corporation X wouldn't have had a clue that the asset they sought was already residing in a rented database. Prior to the rise of internet-based resume database, bulletin boards and distribution tools, companies utilized Resumix internal databases to try to ascribe 'candidate ownership' and where these candidates were coming from. BUT FOR . . . This is why 3rd party search firms are invited to participate in the first place. By assuming that 'ownership' of a database containing a potential hire IS a potential hire, the corporation misses the point.
Information is simply data until it's identified and acted upon.
That is the Two-headed Monster. Companies must honor value added submissions of all qualified candidates, regardless of their origin, regardless of that document's residence on a job board. Monster Board IS NOT a Monster. Monster Board can be an invaluable tool to corporations, search firms and professionals alike. But, it's not a title to 'ownership' of anything, except access to that info.