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Poor management encouraging recruiters to change sector
PM Online - 2008-05-29
More than 50 per cent of recruitment consultants would consider a move to an in-house HR role because of the poor quality of management they experience in the recruitment sector, research has suggested.
The survey of 1,200 recruitment professionals by Perriam & Everett found that 52 per cent would contemplate a move to HR, with the "values of the organisation" and dissatisfaction with management two of the most common reasons cited.
Around 48 per cent said they were unhappy with their skills development in their current role, while 33 per cent were dissatisfied with the training they received. And, perhaps surprisingly for recruitment specialists, 40 per cent found fault with the way they themselves were recruited.
Aisling Tighe, managing director of Perriam & Everett, said: "There is some good news – induction programmes seem to be much more formal than in previous surveys we have undertaken and onboarding in general is much better. However, it is important to remember that one of the main reasons why recruiters join (and therefore leave) an organisation is the calibre of management. Companies should therefore be investing in management development programmes to ensure that they not only keep their high performers but also attract other people’s."
She added:†"If the recruitment sector is going to win its own war for talent, it needs to start taking some of its own medicine."
The findings are published in Perriam & Everett’s Rules of Engagement.
