Independent Recruiters Here to Stay

As I've mentioned in previous articles, I believe independent recruiters are a vital part of our industry.  I recently wrote about new market changes concerning RPO (Recruiting Process Outsourcing) and I got a good note from Ken Jenkins (omegasearch@gmail.com), an independent recruiter in St. Louis. 

Ken brought up an excellent point about speciality recruiting.  RPO does not replace or even fit into the services that an independent recruiter provides.  RPO is a high volume recruiting front end attachment to a corporation.  It doesn't fit the targeted and confidential recruiting of management or occasional technical talent. 

What makes a good independent recruiter is that they are good at both Sales and good at Recruiting top talent.  Many times, they start with a good candidate, and then find them a job.  Most staffing firms, start with the job order, then find the candidate.

I actually believe the best RPO operations incorporate independents into their sourcing resource pipeline. 

Don't worry Ken, independents will ALWAYS have more work then they can handle!