Comments - Is Your Career Olympic Bound? Is Your Company Olympic Bound? - RecruitingBlogs2024-03-29T07:33:27Zhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=502551%3ABlogPost%3A259845&xn_auth=noWriting down goals is one thi…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2008-09-22:502551:Comment:2598612008-09-22T13:30:17.429ZSteve Levyhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/Dieselevy
Writing down goals is one thing - having the proper support system is crucial. For one, Phelps had Bob Bowman, USA Swimming Coach of the Year; two, Phelps had training partners who outworked him from time to time in the pool; three, Phelps and Bowman emphasized perfect techniques (practice doesn't make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect) and were willing to try something new to achieve 100% perfection; four, Phelps' job was 100% swimming.<br />
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Taking these elements to recruiting, one, do you…
Writing down goals is one thing - having the proper support system is crucial. For one, Phelps had Bob Bowman, USA Swimming Coach of the Year; two, Phelps had training partners who outworked him from time to time in the pool; three, Phelps and Bowman emphasized perfect techniques (practice doesn't make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect) and were willing to try something new to achieve 100% perfection; four, Phelps' job was 100% swimming.<br />
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Taking these elements to recruiting, one, do you have the best head of recruiting at the helm and does your CEO truly get recruiting? Two, is your team of recruiters the best in the world? Three, do you employ the right suite of metrics to measure your success and do you make it your practice to try new outside-the-box things in your quest for 100% perfection? Four, are you recruiting 24/7?<br />
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Goal setting is only one small piece of the puzzle; far too many recruiting organizations simply fall short in the other areas.