“We value diversity in our company.” #recruitingcliches
How long have you spent searching for the Purple Squirrel? Fact is we should never let perfection be the enemy of good.
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Your Attention Has Reached The Poverty Level
Back in 1971, Nobel Prize winning economist Herbert Simon wrote:
“What information consumes is rather obvious. It consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.”
That was in 1971… here are a list of the best inventions of 1971
- The dot-matrix printer
- The food processor
- The liquid-crystal display (LCD)
- The microprocessor
- VCR or videocassette
Herbert was pointing this out years before: cell phones, text messaging, AOL, instant messaging, snapchat, twitter, instagram, redditt, 24 hour news.. the list goes on.
What is consuming your attention?
Weekly Blog Round Up
Here are a few articles that I read about recruiting, leadership and development throughout the week. You can also checkout my twitter feed @Reqfeed for daily updates.
5 Steps to Successfully Recruit Technical Candidates
Here’s Why So Many Good Employees Are Looking to Leave This Year
Can I Really Make a Living by Blogging?
WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF RECRUITMENT AGENCIES?
The 3 Components of Corporate Culture – Ask HR Bartender
3 reasons why Starbucks continues to win over millennials
9 Public-Speaking Lessons From The World’s Greatest TED Talks
Use Google Docs’ Resume Templates for a Free, Good-Looking Resume
Unlock Relationships that Transform Leadership
Unlock Relationships that Transform Leadership.
This post originally was posted on Leadership Freak.
Those who think they know are worse off than those who know they don’t.
Every Position Is Temporary- You Just Don’t Admit It
Weekly Blog Round Up
Here are a few articles that I read about recruiting, leadership and development throughout the week. You can also checkout my twitter feed @Reqfeed for daily updates.
- How to use social media for your job hunt
- Workplace Trends to Watch in 2014
- 7 mistakes that make your professional resume – and you – look old
- The 11 Leadership Secrets You’ve Never Heard About
- To Get Honest Feedback, Leaders Need to Ask
- How to Write a Professional Bio For Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook & Google+
- Creating a Holistic Recruiting Experience
- 7 Communication Tips for Millennial Leaders
- 5 Unusual Ways to Start Working Smarter, Not Harder, Backed by Science
- HR, LINE MANAGERS: CAN’T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG?
- 9 Advanced Twitter Tips and Tricks
- You Need To Change How You Talk About Diversity
So, You Want To Be A Recruiter?
Networking
Do you want to find people their dream job and help your company grow?
The truth is recruiting is sales. It is cold calling. It is convincing others that you are who they need to be talking to and you are the right connection. It is always having your phone on and ready to walk someone off of a client site. Recruiting is focusing on someone’s needs and finding the best fit. It is holding adults hands and helping them make grown up decisions.
Recruiting to me in 5 words: calls, convincing, questioning, verifying, leads.
These are just a few questions you should ask yourself.
- Are you a great networker- do you know where people fit? Can you anticipate where they might be headed?
- Are you curious and do you ask great questions… actually listening to the answer?
- Can you tell someone “no”? Even when they are crying?
- Do you build great relationships?
- Are you comfortable with overcoming challenges daily?
How to Become a Recruiter: Get your foot in the door with an agency and learn how to recruit. It will be hard to get your footing at first, however, it will teach you how to recruit and deal with adversity. Then you can decide what career path to take. Average job tenure at an agency for a new recruiter is less than 6 months. But stick it out and become a recruiter who has learned how to deal with the atmosphere. Don’t be a recruiter who passes on candidates with job tenure issues when you are unable to last anywhere. Get two years and then you will have a great idea if this is for you.
Career Paths for Recruiters:
Agency Recruiter to Corporate Recruiter
Agency Recruiter to Niche Recruiter
Agency Recruiter to Human Resources
Agency Recruiter to Admissions Recruiter
Agency Recruiter to Sales at Agency
Agency Recruiter to Sales at Agency to Sales in another field
It is a great path to a career in many industries. There will be a future post regarding becoming a recruiter.
Don’t Over-Complicate It – 7 Simple Truths for Leadership Success
We tend to over-complicate things in life, and when it comes to defining what successful leadership looks like, we
really
,
really
, over-complicate it. Much of what constitutes leadership success comes down to common sense, but unfortunately it’s not always common practice.
Searching the shelves of your local bookstore (do those still exist?) or doing a search on Amazon.com would lead you to believe that to be a successful leader you’ll need to discover the keys, take the right steps, obey the laws, figure out the dysfunctions, embrace the challenge, ascend the levels, look within yourself, look outside yourself, form a tribe, develop the right habits, know the rules, break the rules, be obsessed, take control, let go of control, learn the new science, or discover the ancient wisdom. Did I say we like to over-complicate things?
I don’t think leadership should be that complicated. If you’re looking for…
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What is Your Space Jam?
This isn’t new, but man, does it work.
Why I Am Passionate About Our Veterans
In May of 2012, I attended the Wounded Warrior Courage awards and dinner. I was flown up to New York City, stayed at the W in Manhattan and put on a tux for the gala across the street at the Waldorf Astoria. The evening was emceed by Bob Costas, there were athletes, coaches and dignitaries. It was an amazing night to honor many of those who have persevered and those who help our wounded veterans. It was inspiring to see wounded veterans rising up and doing great things.
But, to this day, one thing sticks out in my memory from that night that inspires me to help our veterans. It was shocking and left many mouths agape in the auditorium. It was the suicide rate of our veterans. In January, it was reported that male veterans under 30 saw a 44 percent increase in the rate of suicides. As it stands now, 22 veterans take their lives each day.
Speechless. The Huffington Post reported that in 2012, we had more active duty suicides then combat deaths in Afghanistan.
There is good news; veterans who seek assistance through the VA have seen a decrease in suicide rates. The goal is now to expand the outreach and make sure our veterans are aware and using the services available to them.
Veterans Services:
The Veterans Crisis Hotline 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at (800)-273-8255, press 1.
Homeless Veteran in need of help? Call 1-877-4AID VET (1-877-424-3838)
Wounded Warrior Project – Programs
Watch for future blog posts offering tips for veteran recruiting and how veterans can transition back into the civilian work force.
