Meet Chris Hoyt, 'Gadget Addict' & Dabbler; Associate Director of Talent Attraction at AT&T - RecruitingBlogs2024-03-29T01:01:57Zhttps://recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/meet-chris-hoyt-gadget-addict?commentId=502551%3AComment%3A600716&feed=yes&xn_auth=noTo the Academy, this was a gr…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2009-03-24:502551:Comment:6007612009-03-24T02:37:24.438ZKarla Porterhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/KarlaPorter
To the Academy, this was a great interview with Chris, thank you.<br />
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Chris, it appears you and your organization fit like a foot in a hockey skate. You're innovative and AT&T encourages that and gives you latitude to experiment and grow. It sounds like a model symbiotic relationship that I hope becomes more common place as industry professionals experiment with and perfect new uses of technology for recruiting.<br />
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Congratulations on your accomplishments and I look forward to your continued…
To the Academy, this was a great interview with Chris, thank you.<br />
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Chris, it appears you and your organization fit like a foot in a hockey skate. You're innovative and AT&T encourages that and gives you latitude to experiment and grow. It sounds like a model symbiotic relationship that I hope becomes more common place as industry professionals experiment with and perfect new uses of technology for recruiting.<br />
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Congratulations on your accomplishments and I look forward to your continued sharing here and around the recruitersphere. Chris, it was a mutual pleasu…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2009-03-24:502551:Comment:6007162009-03-24T00:50:19.189ZDave Mendozahttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/davemendoza
Chris, it was a mutual pleasure and the honor was all mine. The community deserves to learn more about its contributors and esp about someone who has been on the innovation and implementation side as successfully as you have under your leadership at AT&T. We need more execs like you who 'get it'<br />
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<cite>RecruiterGuy said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://recruitingblogs.ning.com/forum/topics/meet-chris-hoyt-gadget-addict?id=502551%3ATopic%3A599545&page=2#502551Comment600709"><div>Thanks…</div>
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Chris, it was a mutual pleasure and the honor was all mine. The community deserves to learn more about its contributors and esp about someone who has been on the innovation and implementation side as successfully as you have under your leadership at AT&T. We need more execs like you who 'get it'<br />
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<cite>RecruiterGuy said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://recruitingblogs.ning.com/forum/topics/meet-chris-hoyt-gadget-addict?id=502551%3ATopic%3A599545&page=2#502551Comment600709"><div>Thanks everyone. I'm actually a bit overwhelmed today by the emails, phone calls, and comments found in this thread. You're all very kind and it's wonderful to be connected to each of you. In addition to thanking the Academy I'd like to also give Dave a big thanks for taking the time and asking for the interview - he really does a great job at closing the gap between some of our online profiles and the real people behind them.<br/> <br/>
It's always terrific to have a chance to get to know more about the people here at RBC and it was fun to share a bit more about myself.<br/>
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As to getting caught/busted in the shoe department... it was one of those wholesale shops with all of the inventory out on the floor and some otherwise occupied reps selling to others. Of course any time I complain about the insane number of shoes my wife currently has she reminds me where we met and that I should have seen it coming. :-)</div>
</blockquote> Thanks everyone. I'm actually…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2009-03-24:502551:Comment:6007092009-03-24T00:29:35.341ZRecruiterGuyhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/RecruiterGuy
Thanks everyone. I'm actually a bit overwhelmed today by the emails, phone calls, and comments found in this thread. You're all very kind and it's wonderful to be connected to each of you. In addition to thanking the Academy I'd like to also give Dave a big thanks for taking the time and asking for the interview - he really does a great job at closing the gap between some of our online profiles and the real people behind them.<br />
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It's always terrific to have a chance to get to know more about the…
Thanks everyone. I'm actually a bit overwhelmed today by the emails, phone calls, and comments found in this thread. You're all very kind and it's wonderful to be connected to each of you. In addition to thanking the Academy I'd like to also give Dave a big thanks for taking the time and asking for the interview - he really does a great job at closing the gap between some of our online profiles and the real people behind them.<br />
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It's always terrific to have a chance to get to know more about the people here at RBC and it was fun to share a bit more about myself.<br />
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As to getting caught/busted in the shoe department... it was one of those wholesale shops with all of the inventory out on the floor and some otherwise occupied reps selling to others. Of course any time I complain about the insane number of shoes my wife currently has she reminds me where we met and that I should have seen it coming. :-) tag:recruitingblogs.com,2009-03-23:502551:Comment:6005242009-03-23T20:59:27.259ZSlouchhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/Slouch
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<object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2FS7lcUbp_Q&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2FS7lcUbp_Q&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="349" allowscriptaccess="never"></embed><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="never"></param></object> It's your turn Josh!
Joshua…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2009-03-23:502551:Comment:6004072009-03-23T19:32:33.611ZDave Mendozahttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/davemendoza
It's your turn Josh!<br />
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<cite>Joshua Kahn said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://recruitingblogs.ning.com/forum/topics/meet-chris-hoyt-gadget-addict#502551Comment599869"><div>Good stuff Chris, looking forward to our chat this week.</div>
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It's your turn Josh!<br />
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<cite>Joshua Kahn said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://recruitingblogs.ning.com/forum/topics/meet-chris-hoyt-gadget-addict#502551Comment599869"><div>Good stuff Chris, looking forward to our chat this week.</div>
</blockquote> Way to go Boss... Blew me awa…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2009-03-23:502551:Comment:6003602009-03-23T18:57:11.283ZDavid Sierrahttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/DavidSierra
Way to go Boss... Blew me away - as always :-)
Way to go Boss... Blew me away - as always :-) Way to go, Chris. You da man!…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2009-03-23:502551:Comment:6000602009-03-23T15:49:55.793ZDennis Smithhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/smithtx
Way to go, Chris. You da man! (that one's for Animal).<br />
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Now....holy smokes, he was destined for recruiting from birth - it just took him a while to figure it out!<br />
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Seriously, way to go <<>> on the shoe-store-date-proposal. This is the stuff Dave Perry is made of.<br />
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Doza - nice post. Thanks for bringing us a bit of scoop on the Hoytster.
Way to go, Chris. You da man! (that one's for Animal).<br />
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Now....holy smokes, he was destined for recruiting from birth - it just took him a while to figure it out!<br />
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Seriously, way to go <<>> on the shoe-store-date-proposal. This is the stuff Dave Perry is made of.<br />
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Doza - nice post. Thanks for bringing us a bit of scoop on the Hoytster. Ha ha ha !!! Too funny. It is…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2009-03-23:502551:Comment:6000582009-03-23T15:49:49.732ZMargaret Grazianohttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/MargaretGraziano
Ha ha ha !!! Too funny. It is who we are out of the office that does determine who we are in the office.<br />
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<cite>Recruiting Animal said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://recruitingblogs.ning.com/forum/topics/meet-chris-hoyt-gadget-addict?page=1&commentId=502551%3AComment%3A600019&x=1#502551Comment600011"><div>I haven't even read the whole thing and I'm blown away by the way he just saw his wife in a store and went in and introduced himself to her. It's not clear if he actually pretended to…</div>
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Ha ha ha !!! Too funny. It is who we are out of the office that does determine who we are in the office.<br />
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<cite>Recruiting Animal said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://recruitingblogs.ning.com/forum/topics/meet-chris-hoyt-gadget-addict?page=1&commentId=502551%3AComment%3A600019&x=1#502551Comment600011"><div>I haven't even read the whole thing and I'm blown away by the way he just saw his wife in a store and went in and introduced himself to her. It's not clear if he actually pretended to be a sales rep or if he didn't correct her assumption.<br/> <br/>
How he could sell shoes for an hour without getting her a pair of shoes to try on and not being exposed by a real sales rep is a question left unanswered.<br/>
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Still, seeing someone you don't know and going up and making the approach struck me immediately as a sign that this guy is a ballsy recruiter.<br/>
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Curious to know if this struck anyone else as significant or if it's just par for the course. I once interviewed an engineer from Poland who told me that people in Poland communicate more actively with strangers in the street than we do here in Toronto.</div>
</blockquote> I have a question. Why would…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2009-03-23:502551:Comment:6000352009-03-23T15:44:29.994ZRecruiting Animalhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/canadianheadhunter
I have a question. Why would a terrific sales person like you, Chris, go to work for someone else rather than become an independent recruiter?<br />
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Bill Vick just interviewed Nadia Gruzd who sez that she billed over 700K in 2002. Surely based on what you've said here you were good for at least 300K (or more).
I have a question. Why would a terrific sales person like you, Chris, go to work for someone else rather than become an independent recruiter?<br />
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Bill Vick just interviewed Nadia Gruzd who sez that she billed over 700K in 2002. Surely based on what you've said here you were good for at least 300K (or more). Sorry, my comment was not ali…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2009-03-23:502551:Comment:6000192009-03-23T15:38:21.622ZRecruiting Animalhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/canadianheadhunter
Sorry, my comment was not aligned with the others. And I've been chastened as everyone knows. I'll try again.<br />
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Way to go, Chris. You da man!
Sorry, my comment was not aligned with the others. And I've been chastened as everyone knows. I'll try again.<br />
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Way to go, Chris. You da man!