In the Era of Digital Recruiting, You Should Swipe Right on an Executive Recruiter

In the Era of Digital Recruiting, You Should Swipe Right on an Executive RecruiterI have a friend who loves playing matchmaker. The only trouble is shes not very good at it. Once she hears two people have one shared trait or experiencethey live in the same city, they cheer for the same sports kollektiv or maybe theyre just both singleshe thinks they will be a perfect match. They should meet shell insist as we all shake our heads. This is, of course, not how it works. One shared experience does not make the perfect match, but as an Executive Recruiter, I think about my well-meaning friend and her misguided pairings often.Recruiting, like matchmaking, is one of those jobs that probably looks easy from the outside. You build relationships with employers and candidates,and then faster than that Matchmaker song from Fiddler on the Roof can get stuck in your head, you just put those two parties together.And voila Instant success storyWhat recruiters and modern-day singles will tell you is that in the digital age, making the right connection at the right time takes effort, strategy and practice. And without these things, you can find yourself endlessly siftingor swipingthrough the wrong candidates.Cutting Through the NoiseUnfortunately, when it comes to dating, my advice is limited. But a surefire way to source a candidate for the open role in your company?Heres where I can help. My first piece of advice would be dont rely tooheavily on your digital toolsto attract talent. Whether its your companys website or the digital ads your placing, passive digital resources are just thatpassive and broad signals to candidates.But these signals tend to bring in anything and everything, including loads of unqualified candidates who might be more interested in getting their foot in the door than actually doing the work. Leaving you with piles of resumes to sift through in the hopes of finding a quality candidate.Its easy to be lured by tools for automating your hiring, and its imp ortant to have a digital presence, of course.But with an Executive Recruiter, youre gaining an active and strategic pipeline for talent. Executive Recruiters tap into their networks and do the legwork to hunt down a handful of qualified, interested candidates. Saving you the needle-in-a-haystack searching andthe administrative waste that goes with it.Insider KnowledgeMaybe youre ahead of the game when it comes to attracting talent and youve gone one step further, hiring a talent acquisition team for your company. In-house recruiters can be incredibly successful at placing some roles. But there are other rolesexecutive and leadership positionswhere you need to be able uncover a deeper knowledge of industry or skills.The right hire inapivotal rolecan increase profitability and growth,and an Executive Recruiters job is to identify the right person to fill those critical roles, in part, through industry knowledge.At Lucas Group, our Recruiting teams specialize in industries and skills s ets so that we can tap into both our rich network of relationships and our insider knowledge ofeverything from marketing and advertising to manufacturing employees andanythingin between. This industry specialization means we can more easily pick out whatseparates the real McCoy from someone who talks a good (but superficial) game.To put it simply,there are somethings automation and generalists just cant accomplish. And thats where Executive Recruiters come in. Were the perfect professional matchmaker (pun intended) for those hard-to-place and pivotal roles.Have you considered working with an Executive Recruitertohelp you fill pivotal roles? We want to hear your stories in the comments below.