Daily Planning--Do you do it? How much time do you spend on it? - RecruitingBlogs2024-03-28T21:36:01Zhttps://recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/daily-planningdo-you-do-it-how?commentId=502551%3AComment%3A1175761&feed=yes&xn_auth=nosome planning will take a lon…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-04-06:502551:Comment:11757612011-04-06T03:31:29.754ZThomas Patrick Chunahttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/ThomasPatrickChuna
<p>some planning will take a long time, so that what you do will be effective. Some planning must not be permitted to be time consuming, or else we will never get going.</p>
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<p>For example, the time spent identifying pertinent companies in your industry and the hiring managers and passive candidates within is time well spent...do that whenever possible.spend a day on it, speand a week on it, spend an hour here or there to keep adding to the list. organize and rank the companies you…</p>
<p>some planning will take a long time, so that what you do will be effective. Some planning must not be permitted to be time consuming, or else we will never get going.</p>
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<p>For example, the time spent identifying pertinent companies in your industry and the hiring managers and passive candidates within is time well spent...do that whenever possible.spend a day on it, speand a week on it, spend an hour here or there to keep adding to the list. organize and rank the companies you find.</p>
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<p>Other time well spent is understanding what opportunities your MPC will move for, and devising a plan for you to cogently explain his value to the client.</p>
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<p>Some planning shouldn't take more than ten minutes..if you have your market identified, and understand what the companies in it might want, deciding " I will market this MPC to these 10 companies by lunch" becomes a snap decision..if you come up with 100 potential homes for the guy, great, just don't rush through the call because you want to get to the next one. before you go home for the night, pick the first ten you"ll call, and hit the ground running when you get in.</p>
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<p>Same with the recruiting side..if you have the list already made up, happy digging. depending on what you need more of ( openings or candidates ) simply devote more hours to what you need.</p>
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<p>point is, the list should be already made, organized, and constantly updated with the hiring authorities and potential candidates you want to talk to...this leads to less planning, and more doing.</p>
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What is your secret to…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-04-05:502551:Comment:11751422011-04-05T10:55:22.256Zpam claughtonhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/pamclaughton
<p>Brian,</p>
<p>What is your secret to gettting your planning done in 30 minutes? The biggest time drainer for me is the researching to gather the names of who to call and putting that list together for the next day. </p>
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<p>I'm thinking about outsourcing the research piece, does anyone here do that?</p>
<p>Brian,</p>
<p>What is your secret to gettting your planning done in 30 minutes? The biggest time drainer for me is the researching to gather the names of who to call and putting that list together for the next day. </p>
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<p>I'm thinking about outsourcing the research piece, does anyone here do that?</p> 830 am to 1130 power calling.…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-04-04:502551:Comment:11752052011-04-04T21:38:01.614ZBrian Christopherhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/BrianChristopher
<p>830 am to 1130 power calling. Only make out going calls.</p>
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<p>1130 see who has called back and return those call from 1130 to noon</p>
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<p>noon to 1230 eat take a walk relax</p>
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<p>1230 to 430 power call only make out going calls.</p>
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<p>430 return calls</p>
<p>5 to 530 plan your next day</p>
<p>830 am to 1130 power calling. Only make out going calls.</p>
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<p>1130 see who has called back and return those call from 1130 to noon</p>
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<p>noon to 1230 eat take a walk relax</p>
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<p>1230 to 430 power call only make out going calls.</p>
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<p>430 return calls</p>
<p>5 to 530 plan your next day</p> I will say this without havin…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-04-04:502551:Comment:11749892011-04-04T21:18:01.184ZJason Monastrahttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/JasonMonastra
I will say this without having read all the feedback. Planning it time consuming no matter how you slice it. From research, to planning calls, working around set meetings, etc. - there is definite benefit to planning, however doing it off hours can damage your personal time as well which is important for balance. I have started looking at my weeks rather than my days. This allows for better overall planning I have found.
I will say this without having read all the feedback. Planning it time consuming no matter how you slice it. From research, to planning calls, working around set meetings, etc. - there is definite benefit to planning, however doing it off hours can damage your personal time as well which is important for balance. I have started looking at my weeks rather than my days. This allows for better overall planning I have found. gotcha. makes alot of sense.…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-04-04:502551:Comment:11750652011-04-04T19:58:11.132ZGreghttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/GreggAlper
<br></br>gotcha. makes alot of sense. so that many calls a day? i agree with the approach. one of the best sales people i know used to bang the phones all day every day. all she did was the marketing side, but without fail was on the phone all day and i do adhere to this being a contact sport...<br></br><cite>bill josephson said:</cite>
<blockquote><div><div><p>I have specific recruit/marketing pitches with 3 bullets written down I literally read. </p>
<p>Recruiting, One bullet describes the…</p>
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<br/>gotcha. makes alot of sense. so that many calls a day? i agree with the approach. one of the best sales people i know used to bang the phones all day every day. all she did was the marketing side, but without fail was on the phone all day and i do adhere to this being a contact sport...<br/><cite>bill josephson said:</cite>
<blockquote><div><div><p>I have specific recruit/marketing pitches with 3 bullets written down I literally read. </p>
<p>Recruiting, One bullet describes the job, one the background sought, one what makes the opportunity attractive.</p>
<p>Marketing, one describes what the candidate does, one about their major background expertise, and one on why they're a special candidate.</p>
<p>I have clients in Defense Engineering, Manufacturing, and Investment Financial Services looking for any people they have requirements for. What they do is make my recruit universe smaller telling me the companies they'd like a person out of, then I systematically recruit from them. So could be Engineers, New Product Design, Regulatory, I/T where I have 20 years specific recruiting experience--whatever they need.</p>
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</blockquote> I have specific recruit/marke…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-04-04:502551:Comment:11748812011-04-04T19:09:38.923Zbill josephsonhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/billjosephson
<div><p>I have specific recruit/marketing pitches with 3 bullets written down I literally read. </p>
<p>Recruiting, One bullet describes the job, one the background sought, one what makes the opportunity attractive.</p>
<p>Marketing, one describes what the candidate does, one about their major background expertise, and one on why they're a special candidate.</p>
<p>I have clients in Defense Engineering, Manufacturing, and Investment Financial Services looking for any people they have…</p>
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<div><p>I have specific recruit/marketing pitches with 3 bullets written down I literally read. </p>
<p>Recruiting, One bullet describes the job, one the background sought, one what makes the opportunity attractive.</p>
<p>Marketing, one describes what the candidate does, one about their major background expertise, and one on why they're a special candidate.</p>
<p>I have clients in Defense Engineering, Manufacturing, and Investment Financial Services looking for any people they have requirements for. What they do is make my recruit universe smaller telling me the companies they'd like a person out of, then I systematically recruit from them. So could be Engineers, New Product Design, Regulatory, I/T where I have 20 years specific recruiting experience--whatever they need.</p>
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Bill,<br></br>what space to you recruit in and if you don't mind my asking, do you have a specific pitch your work with as well??<br></br><br></br><cite>bill josephson said:</cite>
<blockquote><div><p>Block off times during the day to cold call both recruiting and marketing. Target number of outgoing calls and/or number of people you speak with on the phone (connects). Keep going till you hit your targets. Market a superior candidate to a company, recruit a candidate with an…</p>
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Bill,<br/>what space to you recruit in and if you don't mind my asking, do you have a specific pitch your work with as well??<br/><br/><cite>bill josephson said:</cite>
<blockquote><div><p>Block off times during the day to cold call both recruiting and marketing. Target number of outgoing calls and/or number of people you speak with on the phone (connects). Keep going till you hit your targets. Market a superior candidate to a company, recruit a candidate with an attractive job.</p>
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<p>Mine is 200 outgoing calls daily/40 prospects spoken with whether qualified or not. </p>
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<p>Block off times during the day to cold call both recruiting and marketing. Target number of outgoing calls and/or number of people you speak with on the phone (connects). Keep going till you hit your targets. Market a superior candidate to a company, recruit a candidate with an attractive job.</p>
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<p>Mine is 200 outgoing calls daily/40 prospects spoken with whether qualified or not. </p>
<p>Block off times during the day to cold call both recruiting and marketing. Target number of outgoing calls and/or number of people you speak with on the phone (connects). Keep going till you hit your targets. Market a superior candidate to a company, recruit a candidate with an attractive job.</p>
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<p>Mine is 200 outgoing calls daily/40 prospects spoken with whether qualified or not. </p> I could use some direction an…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-04-04:502551:Comment:11748762011-04-04T18:27:34.652ZGreghttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/GreggAlper
<p>I could use some direction and help from the group. I am going from 100% candidate focus to now working a full desk and having to change how i do the job. I've never made as many calls as i need to on either side of the job, have found myself with the desire to bang out cold calls and live on the phone but just get so easily sidetracked.</p>
<p>My business focus has been mostly tech but i have no fear of recruiting on any industry or type of role.</p>
<p>Could someone guide me on a smart…</p>
<p>I could use some direction and help from the group. I am going from 100% candidate focus to now working a full desk and having to change how i do the job. I've never made as many calls as i need to on either side of the job, have found myself with the desire to bang out cold calls and live on the phone but just get so easily sidetracked.</p>
<p>My business focus has been mostly tech but i have no fear of recruiting on any industry or type of role.</p>
<p>Could someone guide me on a smart way to plan my days, approach, track down potential clients. I desperately need to start getting some business and i know it is a numbers game in that regard.....</p>
<p>(As a side note, i have been in the business over 10 years, have done quite well on the candidate side and thought to contact a lot of my former placements, but most work in the larger investment banks where i cannot get into, nor do i want to. Would rather focus on the small-mid sized companies where i can build relationships)</p> I'm a member, don't know why…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-04-04:502551:Comment:11749702011-04-04T17:50:14.553Zbill josephsonhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/billjosephson
<p>I'm a member, don't know why I don't have a profile.</p>
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<p>Answer to your question about placements, not nearly enough of them. Far fewer people working much harder than years ago. Everything that can go wrong in an economy like this invariably does. What clients/candidates tell you is rarely truthful and the subsequent ensuing time wasting can be morale killing. Qualifying and getting a commitment only works depending on the character of the one being qualified and…</p>
<p>I'm a member, don't know why I don't have a profile.</p>
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<p>Answer to your question about placements, not nearly enough of them. Far fewer people working much harder than years ago. Everything that can go wrong in an economy like this invariably does. What clients/candidates tell you is rarely truthful and the subsequent ensuing time wasting can be morale killing. Qualifying and getting a commitment only works depending on the character of the one being qualified and committing. I deal exclusively with 'passive/invisible' candidates who I found in my outreach, they aren't beholden to any commitments as you called them, they didn't call you.</p>
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<p>But you continue planning and banging on the phones the next day despite the clutter/worries in one's head.</p>