Efficiency vs. Effectiveness: Conclusion

(Ninth and final post in a nine-part series about the concept of Efficiency vs. Effectiveness and some possible measures to help you determine whether the job you are hiring for is one or the other.)

Each position (and therefore its accompanying requisition) within an enterprise should be viewed as needing either an efficiency or effectiveness focus. This measure is crucial for reinforcing the enterprise’s perception of corporate recruiting as a business function, rather than a service function. Linking each position to identifiable metrics considered critical to the enterprise's success (by executives and internal leaders) will demonstrate that the recruiting function is a strategic business asset. This status reduces the likelihood that recruiting will be outsourced en masse and damage the long-term competitiveness of the organization.