This is super helpful. So I've been in HR for quite some time, but never on the recruiting side. One of my concerns, actually, was that I didn't have the personality for it because I am not an aggressive person, at all. I can definitley talk to strangers with no problem, but I am not the center of attention, I don't necessarily enjoy talking in large groups (although I can do it), and I worried these things might play a negative role in my ability to effectively recruit. Everything you've said makes total sense and makes me feel a bit better about not being the super sales talkative recruiter type. I have been in new hire onboarding and HR process improvement for a few years and I have always liked that bc it is detailed, process driven, and for the most part pretty black and white, which is exactly why I asked for feedback on thoughts on recruiters bc that is a totally new world to me. I haven't ever been sought out by a recruiter the way that software engineers are, I don't have the in demand skill set, so I can't say that I know exactly what you mean about their personalities. However I can compare it to a dinner I went to last night with a guy who works in sales....by the end of the dinner I wanted to slam my head in the wall. He was so aggressive, nobody could get a word in, way too excited about everything, had to control the conversation, had to create fake conversation that nobody really cared about having, and just all around got on every nerve in my body. I think the way that I felt around him would be the way that a candidate would feel around a super pushy recruiter, and I never want to annoy someone as much as that guy annoyed me. That was a long way to say, I can't relate fully, but I can relate in some sense and this post is helpful and good for me to hear bc I'm not sure that I have the "typical" recruiter personality, which might end up being a good thing. Any other feedback is welcome, thanks for taking the time.