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How do you motivate your recruiters?
tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-06-28:502551:Topic:1263630
2011-06-28T08:51:58.800Z
Lilia Tereshchenko
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<p>Dear Community,</p>
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<p>I would like to ask you, how do you motivate your recruiters? My example: we work in Europe (I'm not very familiar with the rules in the States, but would hear your cases as well), our recruiters have a fix salary + bonuses, dependend from the placement's volume. But it seems to be not enough. How to push them to work quicker and more efficient? We have other kinds of non-monetary motivation: internal corporate benefits, flexible work hours, friendly team,…</p>
<p>Dear Community,</p>
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<p>I would like to ask you, how do you motivate your recruiters? My example: we work in Europe (I'm not very familiar with the rules in the States, but would hear your cases as well), our recruiters have a fix salary + bonuses, dependend from the placement's volume. But it seems to be not enough. How to push them to work quicker and more efficient? We have other kinds of non-monetary motivation: internal corporate benefits, flexible work hours, friendly team, other comfortable conditions. I know that the money is not the best motivation, but we have both parts of motivation implemented. What else can be done?</p>
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<p>Thank you!</p>
Your Own Hurt Locker
tag:recruitingblogs.com,2010-11-22:502551:Topic:1112108
2010-11-22T06:16:20.253Z
Rayanne
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<img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1267850187?profile=original" style="float:left;"></img> The air was still and hung heavy. The rain had ceased only a half hour earlier and my dogs were eager to get going on their walk. I stopped and sniffed at the sky, wanting to take in the clean. Memories from my childhood and the smells of rain, wet earth, and surrounding fireplaces took me away for just a moment. Then, as if sound could be in slow motion, the flapping of wings caught me completely off guard. It seemed so close, I thought for a second I might need to duck. My eyes…
<img style="float:left;" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1267850187?profile=original"/>The air was still and hung heavy. The rain had ceased only a half hour earlier and my dogs were eager to get going on their walk. I stopped and sniffed at the sky, wanting to take in the clean. Memories from my childhood and the smells of rain, wet earth, and surrounding fireplaces took me away for just a moment. Then, as if sound could be in slow motion, the flapping of wings caught me completely off guard. It seemed so close, I thought for a second I might need to duck. My eyes quickly scanned looking for the source and soon rested on a hawk flying close, about five feet above my head. <br/>
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The awe I felt stopped me dead in my tracks. The sound was incredible; I have never experienced anything like it. I was so caught up and, <i>interestingly enough,</i> so were my dogs. It lasted only an instant but the impact lasted several days. I wondered why he, the hawk, had cruised so near to us, so close to the homes in the area. And why did it seem like slow motion? I can still hear the flapping of the wings. <br/>
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Time had stopped.</i> <br/>
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There are instances when a split second changes everything, when you see more clearly than you did before, and the realization hits that anything can happen at any moment. It could be very good or it could be incredibly bad, usually it falls right in the middle. <br/>
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Our days are typically right in the middle.</i> Occasionally, good happens that keeps us motivated to drive us on, occasionally bad happens that drags us back a step or two but also a great motivator. That happens to be life, even though you may strive to make the right move strategically for your business, for your boss, for your candidate, for your hiring manager, for your family, for yourself. <br/>
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Sometimes it comes down to a flip of the coin and the choice of others. The only things one controls are personal actions and reactions. That brings it home, to the place of residence, a place where hawks fly low and time slows enough that one can recognize its passing but fast enough to move on to the next place. When we are aware of our own weaknesses and use our own strengths, then we <i>own</i> the daily battles we face, the life we tame. <br/>
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What d’ya think? Is it possible to contain it all, all in one place, taking the bad alongside the good, staring into the eyes of one's own hurt locker? The answer is a resounding <i><b>yes</b></i> for we do it every day, though rarely in slow-mo or five feet above it all. The smarts you hold and the instincts you listen to are the armor you bear. And everyone’s motivation is different and personal. And, oddly enough, evolving. <div><br/></div>
<div><i>And so it goes.</i><br/> <br/><i>by <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/rayannethorn">rayannethorn</a></i><br/>
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Does it Really Matter if You Love Your Work?
tag:recruitingblogs.com,2010-10-13:502551:Topic:1098151
2010-10-13T06:23:51.825Z
Rayanne
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Spaghetti is my <i>favorite</i> meal to prepare. There is something so organic about cutting fresh vegetables like green peppers and onions, as well as celery. The blending smells are incredible. And the forming of the meatballs is a ritual in and of itself. I am not one of those that mixes anything in with the ground beef either. It has to be pure ground round with 15% fat, perfect for rolling into 1.5 inch meatballs. The flavor of the meat is important, I just <i>can't…</i>
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Spaghetti is my <i>favorite</i> meal to prepare. There is something so organic about cutting fresh vegetables like green peppers and onions, as well as celery. The blending smells are incredible. And the forming of the meatballs is a ritual in and of itself. I am not one of those that mixes anything in with the ground beef either. It has to be pure ground round with 15% fat, perfect for rolling into 1.5 inch meatballs. The flavor of the meat is important, I just <i>can't</i> bring myself to add egg or bread crumbs of any kind.<br/>
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Tossing the diced veggies over the meatballs and bringing it all to a good simmer just feels good. More smells rise in the kitchen and give way to the sounds of cooking, boiling water, clinking pans. Pasta waits for the water to boil and fresh tomatoes are folded into the sauce. I typically buy sauce and then doctor it up with freshly ground seasonings and a little sugar for good measure. <i>The sugar is a must.</i> It's kind of like my secret ingredient. I guess it's not so secret anymore.<br/>
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I love to make spaghetti.</i></b> I can't really tell you why except that as a young woman, it was one of the first dishes I perfected and made with any kind of regularity. Served with a fresh salad and/or French bread, it just always feels like the perfect meal. And my kids like it, too. My youngest daughter almost always says, without fail, "That looks so good, I'm starving." I think the smell of spaghetti actually make you hungrier. They compel your instincts to begin the craving process, as if it were a new or unusual thing. For me, for my family, <i>spaghetti is home.</i> It is motivation. Ultimately, it is a reward. I enjoy making it and I enjoy eating it - <i>it is truly made with love.</i> And it's a win-win.<br/>
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How do <i>you</i> stay motivated to complete your work? Do you really enjoy the process or are you only going through the motions? Does your work require you to truly live in the space, to keep your head in the game? Or are you just buying the canned sauce and dumping it in the pan? Is your heart in this at all? There are those that love their work, I mean <i><u>truly</u> love what they do.</i> It shines through, it's easy to see. Then there are those that just want the paycheck, that are only driven by money. <i>If the end result is the same, does the motivation matter?</i> <br/>
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I am sure there are plenty that make better spaghetti than I - they may even hate to make it. <i>Even so,</i> their spaghetti is still good. The talk about transactional recruiting versus relational is really kind of silly when you think about it. The purpose of the work is to fill an opening, solve an issue. If the tactic you use completes this task, does the method really matter as long as the need is met or a placement is made? It is all relative. Not everyone likes my spaghetti. And I'm ok with that, cause in the end, <i>I'm the one</i> that has to eat it.<br/>
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by <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/rayannethorn">rayannethorn</a></i><br/>
Missing the Boat
tag:recruitingblogs.com,2010-04-30:502551:Topic:937059
2010-04-30T06:39:33.152Z
Rayanne
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Lesson Five+</b><br></br>
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La Porte, IN is about 68 miles Southeast of Chicago. I was booked on a 5:40pm JetBlue flight home last Friday evening. A drive that should have taken me just under two hours ended up taking me four plus. You probably can suspect how this turns out. At about thirty minutes before my flight was scheduled to take off and I was sitting in traffic, dead stopped on the Ryan Expressway, rain pouring down outside, the stress <i>slowly left my body…</i>
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La Porte, IN is about 68 miles Southeast of Chicago. I was booked on a 5:40pm JetBlue flight home last Friday evening. A drive that should have taken me just under two hours ended up taking me four plus. You probably can suspect how this turns out. At about thirty minutes before my flight was scheduled to take off and I was sitting in traffic, dead stopped on the Ryan Expressway, rain pouring down outside, the stress <i>slowly left my body</i> because I let go of the notion that I would be late for my flight. I realized I would never <b><i>make</i></b> my flight and I needed to do something, call the airlines, get a hotel, <i>something.</i><br/>
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I was able to speak to a live operator within seconds of calling in. I explained my dilemma and a new flight was quickly arranged - not for 24 hours, <i>mind you</i>, as JetBlue has limited flights into Long Beach, CA. The associate on the other end of the line also helped me arrange for a hotel and shuttle. I ended staying only a few miles from the airport in an incredible business suite where I could get some work done, enjoy some incredible sushi and crash in a <i>very comfortable bed.</i> While I am a traveler that rarely complains, there really <i>was</i> nothing to complain about, other than the rain. Even int he rain, my walk to sushi and back was a delightful exercise in my power to get myself anywhere despite the odds and weather being against me. <i>Funny</i>, since my (in)ability to get myself somewhere is how I missed my flight. :-/<br/>
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I made it to the airport in plenty of time the next day and while I waited in O'Hare airport, an announcement came over the loud speaker stating that the arriving flight was delayed due to severe weather patterns. This was not a reassuring announcement, for the plane we were waiting on was coming <i>from</i> our destination, using the same, but opposite flight pattern. My mind wandered back to seventeen years ago when I sat in O'Hare Airport with my family and watched workers spray a pink de-icing substance on the wings of the plane we would soon be boarding. I <i><b>didn't</b></i> have a strong sense of comfort as my four and six-year old looked at me and asked, "Why are they doing that, Mommy?" <br/>
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Comfort is hard to come by these days. A comfortable bed, comfort in job security, comfort in relationships - business or otherwise. Should we really <i><b>be</b></i> comfortable? Perhaps being uncomfortable provides the impetus for continual improvement or to consistently assure those we serve or work with of our ability and interest. To become complacent or self-assured leads to lazy behavior or taking certain abilities or connections for granted. This happened to many in the recruiting industry, whether they are in-house or contract recruiters or even vendors to those HR and recruiting professionals.<br/>
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Smugness and self-satisfaction cannot reside in individuals who continuously strive to be at the top of their game, who <i>want to improve,</i> thus improving the experience of those around them. There is not time nor rest for those at the head of their class, there is always someone nipping at their heels. Competition becomes steeper near the top, making it easier to slip or mess up. That's why working with the best is just that, the best. When you miss your plane, will the cattle boat get you another ride? <i>Something to think about...</i><br/>
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Magically Delicious!
tag:recruitingblogs.com,2010-04-22:502551:Topic:929683
2010-04-22T05:39:02.148Z
Rayanne
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The tables can be quickly turned on someone who thinks they are in control. Seriously. I work out of Newport Beach, CA. My commute, some days, is horrific. I battle freeway congestion, passing multiple accidents and well, stupid drivers. But I always feel in control - why? because I know my way around my commute. I can, at any time, jump off the freeway and take surface streets to get to my destination. I…</span></i>
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The tables can be quickly turned on someone who thinks they are in control. Seriously. I work out of Newport Beach, CA. My commute, some days, is horrific. I battle freeway congestion, passing multiple accidents and well, stupid drivers. But I always feel in control - why? because I know my way around my commute. I can, at any time, jump off the freeway and take surface streets to get to my destination. I usually choose to stay on the freeway because of the "no think" factor.<br/><br/>
The fact is I have made my drive so many times that very</span> little thought <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">goes into my morning commute, other than "Don't run into the stopped car in from of me." My car is practically on auto-pilot; I know where I am going, I know how to get there, I am pretty good at guesstimating how long it will take to arrive, and</span> I like my drive. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">I enjoy my commute time, <i>really - I do.<br/></i><br/>
I drove into Minneapolis yesterday through St. Paul, crossing the Mississippi. It was a beautiful drive and though I thought I was, I</span> wasn't <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">really, in control, for as soon as there was a back-up, bottle neck or accident, I had absolutely no idea or point of reference as to how long the clean-up would take or when rush hour even was. I was clueless and, clearly, not in control.</span></i><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><br/></span></i></div>
<div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">To top it off, I was making turns onto General Mills Blvd and Betty Crocker Drive. I was hoping Lucky Charms Lane wasn't waiting for me at the next signal for I was about to crack.</span> Believe me, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">these are real street names. Nice way to sugar coat the fact that traffic in that area of town is always bad - no matter what time of day. And that is ok, I just wasn't aware of what I was getting in to or that I wasn't going to get anywhere fast or even in a predictable time frame. <br/><br/> Predictions, understandings, and expectations are necessary in order to create a strategy</span> or <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">some type of time frame as to how your business will grow or develop. It won't happen alone and a magical company name or spiffy logo will never replace the legwork involved. Knowing your approach, who you are approaching and how you will do it are imperative to achieving success of even the smallest kind.</span> Hoping <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">for magically delicious isn't the same as doing the work to ensure it.<br/><br/></span>
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©by <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/rayannethorn">rayannethorn</a></i></div>
You Gotta Have Heart
tag:recruitingblogs.com,2009-11-09:502551:Topic:790737
2009-11-09T07:00:09.033Z
Rayanne
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The roar of the crowd was almost deafening. The floor of the freshly-waxed gymnasium shone brightly as six young volleyballers jumped up and down, joyous in their victory. They were eighth graders new to the sport, thirteen and fourteen years old. The last several weeks have been difficult. Soreness plagues a young body unfamiliar with lunges and squats. But practice and pursuit of excellence pay off when heart meets effort.<br />
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The roar of the crowd was almost deafening. The floor of the freshly-waxed gymnasium shone brightly as six young volleyballers jumped up and down, joyous in their victory. They were eighth graders new to the sport, thirteen and fourteen years old. The last several weeks have been difficult. Soreness plagues a young body unfamiliar with lunges and squats. But practice and pursuit of excellence pay off when heart meets effort.<br />
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There had been much discussion between coach and the regarding building a core desire to do well. You can have all the amenities of an athlete. The right shoes. The right sport bag. The right shorts. The right location and coach. The right back-up support, parental units, family and friends. But unless your heart is there, unless your desire to excel and be all that you can be, the opportunity for greatness knocks on a locked door. Desire to do well drives and motivates even the weakest player, the most inexperienced player, to levels previously not approached.<br />
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These six girls knew the basics, they knew how to pass, set, and some were able to spike. There was one that rarely made a serve over the net. But they got a little taste of victory in an earlier game and they were hooked. The seed had been planted in their "heart." A seed that grew and blossomed to become an incentive to play their absolute best, to dig into a sport they knew very little about just a few short weeks ago.<br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPj0hoVpYSg&feature=related" target="_blank">You've gotta have heart</a><br />
All you really need is heart<br />
When the odds are sayin' you'll never win<br />
That's when the grin should start <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damn_Yankees" target="_blank">-Damn Yankees</a><br />
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I guess the thing is..., you can win with skill and experience, but will it really matter without "heart?" Without skill and experience, you do not have a shot at winning if you don't have "heart." How many recruiters are left in the game right now that don't have heart? That don't love this sport? That aren't driven by love of making placements or connecting good people? That impetus, the desire to succeed in this industry can be driven by many factors, money being one. Those driven by money have probably struggled quite a bit over the last two years. Those driven by their hearts have probably fared better.<br />
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Skill and experience in recruiting go a long way. Having the wisdom to use both, properly, can be a difficult, but not impossible. But if you don't like to recruit, if you don't like talking to people, if you have difficulty with rejection, if you don't like checks and balances, how can your heart fall in love with the talent management industry? <i>It cannot.</i> It's called engagement. <i>It's called <b>heart.</b></i><br />
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<i>by rayannethorn</i>
Leadership Cannot be Taught
tag:recruitingblogs.com,2009-04-28:502551:Topic:632268
2009-04-28T06:55:36.309Z
Rayanne
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<p><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1267850187?profile=original" style="float: left;"></img> <br></br> I was in my very first play when I was eight years old. My director was Bud Cummings. Bud worked tirelessly with us less professional actors and certainly, <i>young actors like myself,</i> to teach us about team work in the theater and how to put the show ahead of our own personal interest. This was my first experience taking direction from an adult other than my parents. He earned my respect immediately because he knew his subject matter and because <i>he respected me</i>.…</p>
<p><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1267850187?profile=original" style="float: left;"/><br/> I was in my very first play when I was eight years old. My director was Bud Cummings. Bud worked tirelessly with us less professional actors and certainly, <i>young actors like myself,</i> to teach us about team work in the theater and how to put the show ahead of our own personal interest. This was my first experience taking direction from an adult other than my parents. He earned my respect immediately because he knew his subject matter and because <i>he respected me</i>. The impact this experience had on me has carried me through my life and I have been able to take that lesson to develop my own leadership style. I had the unique opportunity to see Bud this last weekend. He is now 86 years old and I shared with him the impact he had on me and thanked him. He was touched and surprised at the same time.<br/>
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Leadership can be defined as an act of influencing others that alters paths and drives the completion of a task or achievement of a goal. Typically, leaders are chosen or step up to take on this mantle because they are positive influencers. However, I have had the not so good fortune of having to follow the direction of leaders that eventually became negative influencers; I have learned from these individuals, as well. I learned how not to treat others and how not to work on a project as a team. In other words, how not to lead.<br/>
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The many influences on my life include other directors, employers, as well as co-workers. Those with the greatest impact were teachers and showed respect for me and my abilities. This respect led to trust that task accomplishment and goal achievement were possible. These individuals pushed me to be the best I could possibly be. They taught me by their example and by taking the time to lead me through different work assignments and/or times of crisis. The ultimate leaders, though, would have to be my parents. I never heard my father say a bad word about anyone. He was energetic and influential which led to his success as a salesman his whole life. My mother is the hardest worker I know; that alone will cause you to follow. Her example of tenacity and courage is truly the ideal.<br/>
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The ideal leader is selfless, holds wisdom which is beyond surface knowledge, has experience, is enthusiastic, respectful, inquisitive, open-minded, recognizes when he is wrong and quickly responds to effectively change, and has a vision of <i>where</i> he is leading. He does not blindly direct; there is purpose and intent behind his direction. Leaders must remain humble - this reminds them that they, too, are followers.<br/>
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<p>The challenges that leaders of today and tomorrow may face are many; there are a few that stand out. Due to the rapid changes in technology, a leader will need to be flexible and willing to always be learning and redefining their own personal style. Alongside these technological advances, leaders will experience reduced face time with followers. They will be leading by mobile device or social media. This may affect project commitment and leader influence. It falls upon the leader to make sure that commitment stays true and that followers become personally invested in projects, co-workers, vision, company and in themselves, as leaders. Losing sight of the vision will become easy with the distractions we face in business today. Leaders will need to stand strong in their vision, thereby impacting culture and follower drive.<br/>
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<b><i>"You cannot be a leader, and ask other people to follow you, unless you know how to follow, too."</i></b> ~ Sam Rayburn</p>
Most Third Party Recruiters Don't Want to Win Badly Enough
tag:recruitingblogs.com,2009-03-12:502551:Topic:586886
2009-03-12T13:27:46.725Z
Scott Love
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In my own experience, after observing hundreds of recruiters through my training and consulting practice, I strongly believe that most recruiters don't want to succeed badly enough. They aren't doing whatever it takes to win, and that's why they aren't as successful as they could be.<br />
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If they took their profession as serious as a professional athlete takes his sport, then they'd cut down on all the wasted time and wasted energy spent in areas that return futile results. There are so many great…
In my own experience, after observing hundreds of recruiters through my training and consulting practice, I strongly believe that most recruiters don't want to succeed badly enough. They aren't doing whatever it takes to win, and that's why they aren't as successful as they could be.<br />
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If they took their profession as serious as a professional athlete takes his sport, then they'd cut down on all the wasted time and wasted energy spent in areas that return futile results. There are so many great distractions out there, and most recruiters actively seek things to do that will keep them off of the phone engaging new candidates and clients.<br />
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Here are three action steps that you can take today to help get you going in the right direction:<br />
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1) Set your monthly goals, weekly targets, and daily targets. Write down what three things you want to accomplish for the month, the week, and every day. If you want a free tool that will help you do this, visit the free download section on my site and get a copy of the 'weekly target sheet'.<br />
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2) Plan your day every day, but before the next day. Create a budget of your day, allocate blocks of time to specific tasks, grouping those tasks together to give you a synergistic advantage. Whenever you are working on a task, ask yourself this question: 'Will this activity bring me closer to or further away from my goals?'<br />
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3) Choose to win. Every day you have a choice on how you interpret those events around you. Are you interpreting challenges as problems, or as opportunities to stretch your creative energies? Are you grateful enough, for even a simple meal? We all have a choice on how we interpret those forces beyond our control. Think of Helen Keller who overcame her disadvantages and took control of her life by choosing to be a champion. Or Thomas Edison, who used his deafness to his advantage, as a mechanism of clarity to focus on his inventions. Quit focusing on the problem, and start seeking the solution.<br />
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Remember this, recruiting is a personal development opportunity disguised as a job. Whatever life throws at you, there is still a tremendous amount of control that you have over it, based on which lens through which you choose to look.<br />
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Scott Love<br />
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Candidate Control: Listen and You Will Hear
tag:recruitingblogs.com,2009-02-18:502551:Topic:556613
2009-02-18T08:40:29.568Z
Rayanne
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Handling communications with a candidate is imperative when checking responsiveness and feedback expectations. After twenty-two years in recruiting, <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/4/316/781">Diane Hopkins</a> of Hopkins Consulting and Platinum Resource Group. Inc. has learned a trick or two about candidate control and is happy to share a few thoughts. Her extensive background in recruitment has been built upon a zest for candidate interaction and commitment to the process.…
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Handling communications with a candidate is imperative when checking responsiveness and feedback expectations. After twenty-two years in recruiting, <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/4/316/781">Diane Hopkins</a> of Hopkins Consulting and Platinum Resource Group. Inc. has learned a trick or two about candidate control and is happy to share a few thoughts. Her extensive background in recruitment has been built upon a zest for candidate interaction and commitment to the process. She combines her varied experiences in third-party search and corporate recruitment with her trademark style to get to the heart of her candidates.<br/>
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Diane begins, "When starting a relationship with a candidate, you have to know where their heart is. By that, I mean: what does that candidate really want? Additionally, I need to know what they are feeling about me. Have they connected with me? Do they trust me? It is crucial that I understand the candidate's mind set." Diane has a standard query that she uses to initiate candidate conversations, "Fast forward two years, tell me where you see yourself." If the candidate is merely kicking tires, you should quickly be able to discern this within the first several minutes of the conversation. Understanding candidate motivation is key and is illustrated with how much pain the candidate has, meaning, how much do they really want a new job? Are they currently unemployed and in desperation? Are they unwilling to relocate? Are they willing to take a pay cut? Are they miserable in their current position?<br/>
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Recruiters need to know what is going on in the candidate's head and make expectations clear. A pitfall for many recruiters occurs when a search becomes protracted and desperation sets in. It is easy and tempting to overlook what a candidate is truly conveying, to miss it when the motivation isn't where it should be, and begin to think, "if I can just get this candidate in front of the client."<br/>
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During a difficult executive recruitment for a foundation, Diane identified a super star candidate. Everything seemed to be aligned and the client was enthusiastic about the potential represented in the submitted candidate. But a nagging thought was present, "What is this candidate's motivation? He keeps saying how he loves his current job but thought foundation work would be great." First and second client interviews were conducted with definitive candidate feedback not forth coming. Control was starting to slip away and Diane just didn't hear that necessary eagerness in her candidate. "I was uncertain about moving forward if the motivation wasn't right." A day later the candidate called stating, "I'm really just thinking I might just stay where I am." Diane went on, "Because I was really listening, I could hear the internal struggle and asked my candidate about it. He softened up and said that he had two disabled children and that relocation was going to be an issue. In a perfect scenario, he would have shared this much sooner, but he didn't. I spoke with the hiring CEO about what was going on. In a last interview, a higher salary was negotiated that made relocation plausible. The candidate accepted the offer, is still there, and very happy in that position. I could have walked away and not pushed it but I listened to his needs."<br/>
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Diane understands the key to candidate communication: you have to listen. Building trust is a worthy pursuit; candidates need to know you have their best interests at heart. "Give the candidate a feeling of safety, so they can disclose whatever they need to. Let them off the hook." When she says, "I want to know about you," Diane Hopkins means it and she will assure you, "It always works."
Personal Development (Who me!)
tag:recruitingblogs.com,2008-10-28:502551:Topic:303916
2008-10-28T18:19:41.010Z
James Wall
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One of the toughest things to do, is be totally be true to yourself (I mean really true to who you are). I am 46 years old, young, living well and moving in the right direction (So I thought). One of the things that I have always wanted to do was start my own business. I finally did it (Committed to it on my birthday 1 Oct 08) And I have to tell you, it has been one of the most rewarding things I have ever done to date (And for a lot of reasons, which I will share all with you here). What do…
One of the toughest things to do, is be totally be true to yourself (I mean really true to who you are). I am 46 years old, young, living well and moving in the right direction (So I thought). One of the things that I have always wanted to do was start my own business. I finally did it (Committed to it on my birthday 1 Oct 08) And I have to tell you, it has been one of the most rewarding things I have ever done to date (And for a lot of reasons, which I will share all with you here). What do you think about the topic?