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Why do you recruit? follow this blog post

posted by on Sept. 17, 2007

Today I had a candidate ask me this question.  Needless to say - It's rare that I have a candidate who actually wants to find out more about me in the first call (most just want to know how much more money I can find for them - even if they are afraid to admit that is their biggest concern).  I taken by surprise a little as I was ready to find out more about the candidate so I gave him the canned recruiter answer "I like to help people out".  But is that really the main reason why I like recruiting? 

Kind of. 

If I were to give the answer right now (which I am) I would say I enjoy recruiting because I like long-term relationship building.  I like recruiting because it's about the lowest stress level longer term relationship I can think of.  I like when I have candidates that will out of the blue contact me to see what is going on. 

Ask me again next week and it might be something different!

To keep my streak of random YouTube videos that are somewhat relating to my post.. you will need sound for this one....

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  • 1 point 2 years ago

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  • 1 point 2 years ago

    I do it because I believe it is one of the best ways for me to make a lot of money.

    I also do it because it leverages my strengths and it meets many of my internal needs.

  • 1 point 2 years ago

    I think at the end of the day most quality researchers and recruiters share an enjoyment of problem solving and enabling. I love the chase of data and being able to know what to do with that data once I get it. I'm not positive the enjoyment has much to do with placing someone in a role but moreso knowing you are enabling both parties to succeed and the reason they succeed is because you knew to bring them toghether.

  • 1 point 2 years ago

    "Why" we do things is at the heart of our happiness and job satisfaction. The closer we come to understanding this question the closer we come to satisfaction. Asking yourself what you liked doing as "a little kid", and then following that, is one path to happiness.

  • 1 point 2 years ago

    ..thanks for sharing the link to your blog!

  • 1 point 2 years ago

    ..why do you do it?

  • 1 point 2 years ago

    This post reminded me of something I wrote a few weeks ago. It is not about why we recruit but how we got into it.

    "No one decides when they are a little kid that they want to be a recruiter"

    http://recruitnik.blogspot.com/2007/09/no-one-decides-when-they-are-little-kid.html

    Enjoy,

    Recruitnik recruitnik.net