response to WSJ article on Recruiter Trend

Many of you wrote me that you were furious that yet another article wrote about Poor late to the game recruitment trends in a recent WSJ Article and Thanked me for my comments to that Article:

Here is my response to Joe Light's (or no light on)article:

You missed the mark on this, its Dated--- Great Recruiters have always gone out to look for candidates, and are skilled at uncovering those not actively searching. The Professional Organizations that count for our world are the AOEP and the ERE reference those articles. The truth is that the Staffing Industry has always been innovative.

Only the traditional paper pushers and untrained recruitment professionals wait around until candidates come to them. Job Boards will always be a source of candidates after all Lets get people back to work and its one way to connect. However, professional recruiters that are smart innovative, curious and just plain Great always hunt for talent whether it is through online resources, networking groups, meetups or in a line at the DrugStore. Get with it!