Recently, several different recruiters have contacted me, each of them dealing with the consequences of candidates and clients not telling the truth. Although no one told an outright lie, in each instance, certain elements of the truth were not communicated to the recruiter.? These were sins of omission versus sins of commission. On the candidate side, [...]
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The Case for Ethical Competitive Intelligence (CI) In early June my partner and I were preparing for a presentation to a prestigious group of senior-level corporate recruiting officers. The subject was how CI, conducted ethically and professionally, could provide an advantage to the corporate HR and recruiting functions by unlocking the competitive intelligence in [...]
There are a number of courses that recruiters can attend to increase their prowess in finding candidates, establishing new clients, closing candidates, or managing their time. But unfortunately, there isn’t a great deal of training available in the area of ethics.Before you jump to the assumption that recruiters will do what is best for their [...]
Major corporations are adopting and monitoring codes of ethics with increasing frequency. In a Business Roundtable Special Report entitled “Corporate Ethics: A Prime Business Asset” it was noted that one of the major areas of concern is “attention to values and ethics in recruiting and hiring”.You don’t need a Recruiter’s Roundtable to know employers are [...]
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