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AAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHH! I'm so damn sick of recruiting!!!!!!!!!!!! I know I've said it before but I can't help it. Recruiting is a deceptive whore. There is a reason why there are so many recruiting jobs/opportunities out there. Its because its an impossible fantasy. I hate to be negative but nobody is successful at it. With the exception of massive recruiting houses who have infinite resources and really good relationships with lots of clients.

So I've been trying to fill a position for this random guy for a couple of months. He never gets back to me and when he does its to tell me there is nothing right about the candidates I have sent him.

He sent me a list of contacts and companies to target. Great, I thought. Unfortunately none of these contacts was at all interested in his opening - most never returned my messages or else said a quick thanks-but-no-thanks. I realized that although his company is technology/web oriented, the organization's website looks like it was designed by a 5 year old and one candidate even pointed out a broken link while I was on the phone with him. Totally embarrassing.

The last straw broke the camel's back this morning (hence my rant). A contact of one of the original contacts got in touch with me before Xmas.And the guy seemed like a good fit. A great moment in recruiting, I thought. If only good candidates would find me instead of the other way around... but I digress.

So this morning I finally get a response from him. He claimed that he wasn't sure why I would send such a candidate since the guy had just sold retirement plans and plumbing supplies. He wants someone with technology experience. JESUS. Read exactly four random words on the resume, did you???

The candidate is actually a former aerospace engineer who transistioned into sales working for a GSA plumbing and piping contractor. For the past 5 years he has worked for a nationally known organization doing consultative selling of web based technology solutions (which is very close to what my client's company does). The candidate's target market has been the retirement products industry, which I suppose is where he got "selling retirement plans" from.

I'm done. D.O.N.E. To quote the esteemed Judge Marilyn Milian from the People's Court, "I'm done, I'm done, stick a fork in me, I'm done!"