It is therefore important that leadership value the role and contribution of recruiters by recognizing them to be as critical to the CF as those individuals assigned to operational units. Recruiters fuel the CF with new recruits. The CF leadership must visibly value the recruiter's critical importance to operational effectiveness and recognize a posting to a recruiting position as a desirable component of career development. During its review of recruitment practices, the Board was informed that the CF does not have a vigorous selection process for those posted into recruitment duties. The absence of competency-based recruiters selection procedures contributes to the perception of DGM applicants that the CF are not sincerely committed to recruiting them into the Forces.
Recruiters are the front line troops in the talent war.
If they do not possess the prerequisite motivation, skills and attitudes, the battle to select the best available talent will be lost. The Annual National Recruiters Diversity course was designed to enhance inter-cultural awareness, knowledge and communication as well as to provide basic community partnership development skills. However, continuing efforts, particularly those focused on regional and local initiatives are required. Equally important is the need to disperse best practices across the country in order that they may be shared and leveraged to produce better recruiting results.