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HIRING MANAGER! Ask That Recruiter These 5 Questions Before Proceeding

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A few months back I wrote a blog article about the questions candidates should ask recruiters every time they are approached about a new career opportunity. As I was driving back from my local farmers market this morning, it dawned on me that hiring managers have an equal responsibility to properly screen their recruitment partners and to go beyond the surface questions like, “what is your fee and what is your candidate guarantee period?” These are important, but I’d encourage you to dig deeper to unearth the quality and motivation of that recruiter. The reason why ghosting exists is because the proper steps towards due diligence are not being considered. Both sides are unfortunately engaging in transactional, “show me what you got now” type of behaviour, and they’ve forgotten that the best relationships are based on communication and trust. That first intake call between a recruiter and the hiring manager/human resources should set the tone for the future relationship and establish credibility from both sides. These are some of the questions that I believe every HR representative or hiring authority within an organization should ask during that next call: 1. Do you have client & candidate references who can vouch for what you’ve just described to me? 2. Tell me about your value-add beyond just supplying resumes? 3. We have a valued partner at the moment that we’ve had reasonable success with, and they haven’t given us a reason to look elsewhere. Why should we work with you? 4. What has been your longest search to date? (If the answer is more than 6 months, the next question should be, what compelled you to stick with one search for that length of time?) 5. Your fee works for us, but it’s incredibly low. Why is that the case? The key is to be informed and to ask the right questions. I’ve heard countless remarks about the poor quality of recruiters and how bad we are to deal with, but what are you as an organization doing to make sure that you partner with the right recruiter. You are willing to vet every other 3rd party organization that you work with, why not do the same with your recruitment partner? Hiring Managers – reach out to me if you’d like to set up a 30-minute consultation around this topic.

Good Habits – A Memoir To Future Recruitment Professionals

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Budding RECRUITERS – Congratulations on choosing recruitment as your career path. You are in for a rollercoaster ride like you’ve never experienced before. It’s a demanding career but has no ceiling to financial gains. It will test you in ways you’ve never been tested before, but you will learn something new everyday. Your backbone & character will benefit from the losses, and you will remain humble during the wins. Your days will be long, but you will sleep well at night knowing that you did things the right way. My advice to anyone who is thinking about a long-term career path in recruitment: 1️⃣ Sit under a veteran in the industry who has tried & tested experience, who will teach you proper habits and help develop your character.2️⃣ Learn from your failures, but don’t cling to them. Celebrate wins and move on quickly.3️⃣ Don’t be in a rush to start your own recruitment agency. The barrier to entry is low in recruitment, but the turnover is endless.4️⃣ Devote as much time as you can to this profession. Take calls after regular hours and on weekends, and keep developing your skills.5️⃣ Return phone calls from candidates you can’t place.6️⃣ Meet with as many people as possible.7️⃣ Find a niche and build your knowledge in that area.8️⃣ Treat people with respect and they will bless you. The financial gains will come if you do everything I’ve listed. All the best to you as you grow in your career!