It's accelerated by the network. We need to increase the number of people we contact for any job. We need to search globally. Rise exponentially with market share. The more candidates we can build a relationship with and the wider we cast our net the more value we can add to our firm.
Diversity builds innovation.
The middleman lives. I don't advocate the removal of the recruiter from the recruiting process, as some do. But, I do believe that the role of the recruiter should change to be more of a marketer, relationship developer, and candidate searcher. Buyers are king. As I said before, the candidate is king.