The Ultimate ROI - RecruitingBlogs2024-03-28T13:24:38Zhttps://recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/the-ultimate-roi?commentId=502551%3AComment%3A725553&feed=yes&xn_auth=noPeter,
It's good to hear you…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2009-08-12:502551:Comment:7255532009-08-12T20:31:07.967ZDave Serafinhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/DaveSerafin
Peter,<br />
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It's good to hear your feedback seeing as you are internal/corporate...As an agency recruiter, I feel very grateful for every opportunity given, and I like to say thanks...Even though they are small tokens of appreciation like gift baskets and such, I still feel if I can brighten someone's day for a couple minutes, then why not...I don't feel it's slimy, these are people in HR that I have a ton of communication with throughout a search.<br />
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And I get the feeling that a lot of internal HR…
Peter,<br />
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It's good to hear your feedback seeing as you are internal/corporate...As an agency recruiter, I feel very grateful for every opportunity given, and I like to say thanks...Even though they are small tokens of appreciation like gift baskets and such, I still feel if I can brighten someone's day for a couple minutes, then why not...I don't feel it's slimy, these are people in HR that I have a ton of communication with throughout a search.<br />
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And I get the feeling that a lot of internal HR people do not get enough recognition within their particular companies.<br />
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I just feel thankful for the opportunity and want to show them. Any type of thanks is gracefu…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2009-08-12:502551:Comment:7254002009-08-12T16:51:42.630ZPeter Ceccarellihttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/PeterCeccarelli
Any type of thanks is graceful and appropriate. We don't know another's value system, how they were brought up, so a Starbucks card for five bucks might seem huge to one person, while an enormous boquet of expensive flowers might seem small to someone else. Who cares! There are not enough thank you's in our roles. I receive minimal thank you follow ups from candidates in years of late. There used to be more. Perhaps it's generational or depending on social media technology which appears to…
Any type of thanks is graceful and appropriate. We don't know another's value system, how they were brought up, so a Starbucks card for five bucks might seem huge to one person, while an enormous boquet of expensive flowers might seem small to someone else. Who cares! There are not enough thank you's in our roles. I receive minimal thank you follow ups from candidates in years of late. There used to be more. Perhaps it's generational or depending on social media technology which appears to de-personalize our lives. I'll take a thanks no matter how bestowed any day over absolutely nothing.<br />
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Great post! I enjoyed the topic. Interesting stories, Rayanne!…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2009-08-12:502551:Comment:7252802009-08-12T15:48:21.174ZLinda Ferrantehttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/LindaLoCicero
Interesting stories, Rayanne! As a recruiter, I had flowers, chocolates, gift cards, gift baskets, etc. sent to our office from people I had placed, NOT just from candidates. I did have one candidate send me a Starbucks gift card and with a note that said 'I heard there was a Starbucks in your building, enjoy!'. Unfortunately, there was NOT a Starbucks in the building. It's not that I wanted the coffee, but rather it puzzled me as to why she wrote that! Did she just assume there was a…
Interesting stories, Rayanne! As a recruiter, I had flowers, chocolates, gift cards, gift baskets, etc. sent to our office from people I had placed, NOT just from candidates. I did have one candidate send me a Starbucks gift card and with a note that said 'I heard there was a Starbucks in your building, enjoy!'. Unfortunately, there was NOT a Starbucks in the building. It's not that I wanted the coffee, but rather it puzzled me as to why she wrote that! Did she just assume there was a Starbucks? Does that mean she would assume other things incorrectly as well? I know it's a stretch, but even two years later, that sticks out. As for clients, we always send thank you cards. It could be thank you for meeting, hiring, referring, whatever, but we don't do anything else. Well, we had a client that moved to a new location they built and we sent a plant for their new front office. But, they invited us for a tour of the new facility and we didn't want to go empty handed! Anything more than that, it creeps me out to do it. It seems unnatural and makes me feel like a slimy sales person. I'd take a hand written note (not an email!) any day.