I am personally involved for our clients' advanced search mandates for Board's members, CEO, COO, CFO, CTO and CMO recruitment. Establishing cordial and understanding relationships with clients and candidates. And successfully meeting clients' needs and expectations. E-revolution has changed the platform and speed in doing business and provided large networks of potential good and suitable candidates. However, this will also pose challenges for corporate recruiters to be able to sieve out the right ones through a wider net of talents.
Physical boundaries are no longer an issue in talent search.
They should assist talent to develop their full potential wherever it is possible to retain them within the organisation. A good corporate recruiter should have some years of senior managerial or professional experience, possess world-class academic or professional tertiary qualifications, of impeccable character and amicable personality. The sterling qualities required include resourcefulness, good listening and communication skills and a sharp and inquisitive mind to probe for greater depths, and have the ability and discipline to maintain meaningful life-style and a healthy physical body. These qualities help a corporate recruiter to stay alert, purposeful and focussed. The negative trends in the industry are that good corporate recruiters are in short supply with the resultant effect that there are blooming of unethical behaviours practised in some areas.