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From Shortlist.net.au

All the new technology in the world will not replace the critical element of personal contact in the recruitment process, says recruitment trainer Ross Clennett.

Clennett, who will be speaking at the RecruitTech conference in Canberra next month, said that the recruitment process had stayed essentially the same since the late 19th century - with employers advertising a vacancy and interviewing the best applicants.

In recent years, he said, new technologies had developed which gave employers a wide range of tools to promote their vacancies and screen candidates, including social media sites, databases, psychometric testing and CRM systems.

However, a bigger shift occurred when employers realised the importance of relationship-building in the recruitment process, he said.

This was typified by the example of Google, he said, which used its own staff as company ambassadors, and involved them in the recruitment process.

“They understood the power of a brand, and of their own employees being the most important thing in terms of getting other good people in,” Clennett said.

While Google was still the exception, rather than the norm, he said, it had demonstrated that “ultimately it’s the quality of the people running the recruitment function that is going to make a success of your campaign”.

Recruitment expert Ross Clennett is one of three keynote speakers at RecruitTECH 2009, to be held in Canberra on Friday 18 September 2009. 

Since 2003 Ross has been an in-demand expert on recruitment and the recruitment industry in Australia. Ross imparts his expertise through the most effective means possible depending upon the purpose and audience, this is typically through workshops, coaching, keynote speaking, consulting, facilitation, authoring and mentoring.

We thought we’d ask Ross a few questions about his business and what he’s planning to cover at RecruitTECH 2009…

Your business?

RossClennett.com - a website for unbiased, forthright and practical material on recruitment and talent issues.

Your position/title?

The Recruiter’s Recruitment Expert

Where do you live?

Melbourne

Give us a quick elevator pitch for your business…

If you want expertise in recruitment skills or trends delivered via training, speaking or coaching, delivered in passionately and authentically, then I’m your person.

How old is your business?

Between 2 and 6 years, depending upon which definition is used

Why are you passionate about your business?

Because effective recruitment is critical - if you don’t get your recruitment right your business will never fulfill its potential

Name your three favourite business-related websites?

www.rossclennett.net
www.shortlist.net.au
www.ere.net
www.twitter.com

Name your three personal favourite websites - ie. the sites that you visit in your spare time

www.eaglesfans.com
www.cricinfo.com
www.theage.com.au

How many hours do you work in a typical working day and do you work weekends?

9 hrs and, yes, I work weekends when fatherly and husbandly duties allow!

What do you do in your spare time?

Date my wife, play with my 3 kids, go to the beach, read books, listen to music, watch sport

How many followers do you have on Twitter?

320

How many friends do you have on Facebook?

56

Do you blog? Where is your blog located?

Yes, I blog – go to http://rossclennett.blogspot.com/

If you were able to invite any three people to dinner, who would they be and why?

My paternal grandfather to understand what it was really like landing at Gallipoli Cove in WW1, Tiger Woods to understand how he practices his shots and Don Henley (Eagles) to understand his creative process for writing songs

Do you have a business mantra or favourite saying? If so, what is it?

Plenty – my current favourite is ‘action precedes clarity’

What is the biggest mistake that you have ever made in your business?

Didn’t properly investigate a business I didn’t fully understand and then bought it.

In your eyes, what are the three top trends in the recruitment and technology space?

Using properly validated assessment tools, competency analysis, mapping & development and transparency in the workplace

What are you going to talk about at RecruitTECH and why is it important?

Recruitment in the 21st Century: Art or Science? It’s important because far too many employers still recruit people based on likeability and gut feel - great for dating but terrible for building a highly motivated and effective workforce.