Is recruiting really a sales job? - RecruitingBlogs2024-03-29T01:08:54Zhttps://recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/is-recruiting-really-a-sales-job?commentId=502551%3AComment%3A1646193&feed=yes&xn_auth=noJerry - That is very well sai…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2013-01-11:502551:Comment:16461932013-01-11T16:36:32.343ZRyan Hardinghttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/RyanHarding162
<p>Jerry - That is very well said. I think that is where we can get into trouble as recruiters. If someone feels they have been sold something, then that may be when candidates leave for the next best opportunity. Thanks for sharing.</p>
<p>Jerry - That is very well said. I think that is where we can get into trouble as recruiters. If someone feels they have been sold something, then that may be when candidates leave for the next best opportunity. Thanks for sharing.</p> My role is sales - though it…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2013-01-11:502551:Comment:16461862013-01-11T16:33:55.908ZJerry Albrighthttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/JerryAlbright
<p>My role is sales - though it is my hope that neither my clients nor my candidates feel as though they've been "sold" anything.</p>
<p>My role is sales - though it is my hope that neither my clients nor my candidates feel as though they've been "sold" anything.</p> Headhunting is a sales job. I…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2013-01-11:502551:Comment:16461792013-01-11T16:27:35.203ZMala A. Cornellhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/MalaACornell
<p>Headhunting is a sales job. If you recruit highly sought after talent you are selling.</p>
<p>Headhunting is a sales job. If you recruit highly sought after talent you are selling.</p> I think 80% of the job is sal…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2013-01-11:502551:Comment:16460142013-01-11T14:57:26.565ZRay Colbyhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/RayColby278
<p>I think 80% of the job is sales. You need passion and drive to help others. I have done both agency recruiting and corporate. You need to believe in the product and its features. My current employer makes it easy for me to talk to potential candidates about our great company VisionIT.</p>
<p>I think 80% of the job is sales. You need passion and drive to help others. I have done both agency recruiting and corporate. You need to believe in the product and its features. My current employer makes it easy for me to talk to potential candidates about our great company VisionIT.</p> Recruiters sell to both sides…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2013-01-10:502551:Comment:16451092013-01-10T17:59:51.781ZLeslie Masonhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/leslie12002
<p>Recruiters sell to both sides... candidates to hiring managers and jobs, company, culture to candidates. Doesn't matter if your an agency or corporate recruiter. We also work as consultants and trusted advisers, influencing both sides to make the right decision.</p>
<p>Recruiters sell to both sides... candidates to hiring managers and jobs, company, culture to candidates. Doesn't matter if your an agency or corporate recruiter. We also work as consultants and trusted advisers, influencing both sides to make the right decision.</p> I agree Will, my job is first…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2013-01-09:502551:Comment:16439772013-01-09T16:42:52.486ZMegan Bellhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/MeganBell
<p>I agree Will, my job is first selling my Company to the Candidate, then once I've done a great job at that, I sell the Candidate to my Company/Hiring Manager. No matter what, both the Company and the Candidate need to be comfortable with the "sale"; I don't get aggressive and push my agenda, but I don't take the first no as the final no either. </p>
<p>Being able to sell effectively is a major skill set needed for all Recruiters - Agency and Corporate alike; and it's always about the…</p>
<p>I agree Will, my job is first selling my Company to the Candidate, then once I've done a great job at that, I sell the Candidate to my Company/Hiring Manager. No matter what, both the Company and the Candidate need to be comfortable with the "sale"; I don't get aggressive and push my agenda, but I don't take the first no as the final no either. </p>
<p>Being able to sell effectively is a major skill set needed for all Recruiters - Agency and Corporate alike; and it's always about the Client/Company more than the Candidate - Clients/Company are the ones who sign your paycheck. <br/> <br/> <cite>Will Thomson said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/is-recruiting-really-a-sales-job#502551Comment1640309"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Agreed. One thing I always say is I am not trying to fit a round peg in a square hole. A candidate has to interview the interviewer. If it is a fit, it is a fit; and if it isn't, it isn't. I don't try to shove a position down someone's throat just because I am trying to fill a role. As a corporate recruiter, I try to sell the COMPANY, not the role. If they are sold on the company, the vision, the ideals- then the right position will come with time. You have to sell the company & the vision though. </p>
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</blockquote> "You have to sell yourself to…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2013-01-07:502551:Comment:16422632013-01-07T18:20:38.046ZSeth Lidrenhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/SethLidren
<p>"You have to sell yourself to clients that you can get them the best candidates around and to the job seekers you have to sell your skills that your service is good enough to get them the job they are looking for because you are competiting with several other staffing agencies both local and national."</p>
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<p>Bingo.</p>
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<p>This is 100% true from the corporate angle. As recruiters, we have to sell our Hiring Managers not only on what we can do for them, but why it is good for…</p>
<p>"You have to sell yourself to clients that you can get them the best candidates around and to the job seekers you have to sell your skills that your service is good enough to get them the job they are looking for because you are competiting with several other staffing agencies both local and national."</p>
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<p>Bingo.</p>
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<p>This is 100% true from the corporate angle. As recruiters, we have to sell our Hiring Managers not only on what we can do for them, but why it is good for them. Some managers refuse to believe that a recruiter can be any benefit to them because they've been burnt in the past. We have to sell them. Obviously, we also have to sell them on our candidates as well.</p>
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<p>I tell my recruiters that they have to sell and have to sell well, or else we will be continuously beat by agency recruiters, who quite frankly can do our jobs better than we do ourselves.</p> Absolutely! Recruiting is a…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2013-01-07:502551:Comment:16419732013-01-07T14:38:54.312ZSue Orrhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/SueOrr
<p>Absolutely! Recruiting is a sales job- both corporate recruiting and agency recruiting.</p>
<p>Absolutely! Recruiting is a sales job- both corporate recruiting and agency recruiting.</p> Sales, yes,of course.tag:recruitingblogs.com,2013-01-07:502551:Comment:16420942013-01-07T13:17:54.004ZSuzanne Levisonhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/SuzanneLevison
<p>Sales, yes,of course.</p>
<p>Sales, yes,of course.</p> A long time recruiting buddy…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2013-01-05:502551:Comment:16415952013-01-05T22:13:55.770ZNoel Coccahttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/NoelCocca
<p>A long time recruiting buddy of mine was at my desk when I read this post. He said "dude, life is sales. Print it." and walked away. Love his flair for drama. Anyway, for the most part I agree. We are promoting ourselves and our business at every turn, sales. Recruiters must describe a position, qualify interest, close the deal, sales. We do take the process a long way further than this...but yup...sales. </p>
<p>A long time recruiting buddy of mine was at my desk when I read this post. He said "dude, life is sales. Print it." and walked away. Love his flair for drama. Anyway, for the most part I agree. We are promoting ourselves and our business at every turn, sales. Recruiters must describe a position, qualify interest, close the deal, sales. We do take the process a long way further than this...but yup...sales. </p>