A Recruiter Checks In

Sometimes you get an email from someone, and it validates every minute you've burned trying to get the word out -

Hi Erin,

I just read your book, and I LOVED it. Thank you for putting it out there.

I recently left my role as Manager, Talent Acquisition at <COMPANY IN MY BOOK> because I witnessed, was responsible for, played along with, many things you refer to in your book. A lot of it has to do with Executive Management and lack of accountability AND being in a role (me) with all of the responsibility of hitting headcount, but none of the decision-making capabilities of how to get there.

I also have lot of guilt with regards to the interview process, ageism, having a complete disregard for all things pertaining to a candidate, etc...

The reason I got into Recruiting was to make a difference in someone's life, and up until 1 year ago, I did. But since last February, it was churn and burn candidates, until we got those purple squirrels the Hiring Managers wanted. Spoiler alert: we never found them, and were reprimanded for not finding said squirrels. So I left for a better company.