“I tell ya… I don’t get no respect”. For those who remember, this was one of the main follow-up lines to most jokes delivered by the late Rodney Dangerfield. I recently read an article by respect Staffing sage Danny Cahill that he was receiving a lot of e-mail lately from frustrated recruiters who were complaining about the shabby treatment they had been receiving from their clients. In other words just like Rodney Dangerfield they don’t get no respect! If the truth be told, the reason for this lack respect in many cases is justified, let me explain.

There are many reasons why we respect someone it’s usually because of something they have done, can or will do that you or I cannot. If you are considering using a staffing firm it’s first important to take a close look at whom you are considering engaging your search with because this is an industry that has very few if any barriers to entry.

They all talk about how different they are from other agencies because of immeasurable things like their work ethic, company culture, how much they truly care about what they do etc. Surprisingly they then offer up a simple one dimensional candidate search on either Monster or Career Builder which involves nothing more than a job posting and resume database search. This brings very little to the table that any self reputable HR department can’t do for themselves so I do understand why agencies “don’t get no respect!”

By Ron Maizis CPC