Reminder on Paraform Ground Rules
By Enya
It's been so exciting to see so many new faces on our platform recently! We're grateful for all of your energy and time as we build a better recruiting marketplace for all. As we scale up as a platform, we'd like to summarize some key ground rules to keep our communities safe and respectful.
Non-Solicitation of Existing Clients
When a recruiter partners with an employer through Paraform, they gain valuable insights into that company’s workforce, hiring needs, and internal operations. To maintain ethical recruiting practices, we require that recruiters do not solicit employees from any employer they are actively working with or have worked with in the past six months.
Here’s what this means in practice:
- If a recruiter is sourcing candidates for Employer A and Employer B, they cannot approach employees of Employer A and attempt to place them at Employer B.
- Even if a recruiter is sourcing candidates for Employer A on Paraform and Employer B off Paraform, they cannot approach employees of Employer A for placement at Employer B.
- Even if a recruiter is no longer actively working with Employer A, they must wait at least six months before attempting to recruit any of its employees.
- This rule applies across all employers a recruiter engages with on or off Paraform, preventing any conflict of interest between multiple active clients.
Consequences of Violating the Policy
Any breach of the Non-Solicitation Policy can lead to:
- Immediate suspension or termination of the recruiter’s Paraform account.
- Forfeiture of any unpaid payments.
- Loss of credibility and trust within the Paraform marketplace.
How Recruiters Can Stay Compliant
To ensure compliance with this policy, recruiters should:
- Focus on external talent rather than employees of their current or former clients.
- Be transparent with employers about their recruitment approach.
- Avoid conflicts of interest by keeping employer relationships separate.
Outreach and Candidate Management
Accurately Representing Your Role
When reaching out to candidates as a recruiter on Paraform, it's essential to represent yourself and your relationship with companies accurately. Unlike traditional in-house or contract recruiters, you are working through Paraform, which has a direct agreement with hiring companies. This means you should avoid presenting yourself as an employee of the company you’re recruiting for.
Instead, use language that reflects your role, such as “I'm partnering with [company name]" or "I'm helping [company name]."
Confirming Candidate Interest
Transparency helps build trust with candidates, and they do receive a notification from Paraform when you submit them for a role to confirm their interest. This also means that you should receive consent from a candidate before submitting them for a role. In this way, we can ensure that candidates, recruiters, and companies have a fair and healthy relationship on and off platform.
For questions around candidate ownership, please review our previous Help article here: Candidate ownership.
For our overall ground rules and agreement, see our terms here.