creative thinking

A Teacher had given a discourse on creative thinking. Afterwards his disciples approached him and asked him to set them a problem that required them to think creatively. The sage gave them a sieve and asked them to fill it with water at the sea, nearby. They were gone for a long time. Finally he went down to the beach to see what they were doing, and found them seated morosely around the sieve.

They scrambled to their feet when they saw him.

“You’ve set us an impossible task, sir,” said the oldest of the disciples. “It’s just not possible to fill a sieve with water.”

“Are you sure?” asked the Teacher, picking up the sieve.

He waded into the water and threw the sieve far out into the sea. It sank.

“There!” said the Teacher. “It’s full of water now.”

“Sometimes it helps to step back and view the problem from a different angle.”

The Perfect Recruiter

What Exactly is the recruitment business all about????

It is not about producing  “n” units of “X” in day

It is not about teaching a bunch of kindergarten kids

It is not about analysis of profit and loss statements

It is not about selling a product to a gullible customer to meet your targets

The real picture of The Recruitment Business is however a very different story.

There is no time restriction

No thumb rule on how to do it

You are your own boss

Intangible targets can never be defined

The basic skill set that qualifies one for this business is relationship building skills, opening up to new people every day, Listen, Perceive and Understand, capacity to sustain long conversations with patience and above all ALWAYS remembering names. All again intangible, unmeasureable but productive looking to the bottom line

The common ”Outsider” perception of the business is to log on to job portals and downloading profiles and telecalling for conversions and this believe me  is a sure shot recipe for disaster…

The Magic Mantra for perfect recruiters is a combination of hard work, volume, trust, clear communication, emotion, empathy and sympathy and there is no thumb rule to do a great job. It Is all instinct and gut feeling and perfect self discipline to keep away from the evils of ready daylong internet access and having no fixed time frame in which an assignment has to be completed…… Herein lies the secret as to why there are not many real GOOD RECRUITERS

The few who follow and thrive on the magic mantra do succeed because they love their job and love working, they love talking to people about their jobs and life goals and if you are inspired to build your own recruiting success at every moment, even if no one is watching, you should know that you’re in the right career.

The Perfect Recruiter

What Exactly is the recruitment business all about????

It is not about producing  “n” units of “X” in day

It is not about teaching a bunch of kindergarten kids

It is not about analysis of profit and loss statements

It is not about selling a product to a gullible customer to meet your targets

The real picture of The Recruitment Business is however a very different story.

There is no time restriction

No thumb rule on how to do it

You are your own boss

Intangible targets can never be defined

The basic skill set that qualifies one for this business is relationship building skills, opening up to new people every day, Listen, Perceive and Understand, capacity to sustain long conversations with patience and above all ALWAYS remembering names. All again intangible, unmeasureable but productive looking to the bottom line

The common ”Outsider” perception of the business is to log on to job portals and downloading profiles and telecalling for conversions and this believe me  is a sure shot recipe for disaster…

The Magic Mantra for perfect recruiters is a combination of hard work, volume, trust, clear communication, emotion, empathy and sympathy and there is no thumb rule to do a great job. It Is all instinct and gut feeling and perfect self discipline to keep away from the evils of ready daylong internet access and having no fixed time frame in which an assignment has to be completed…… Herein lies the secret as to why there are not many real GOOD RECRUITERS

The few who follow and thrive on the magic mantra do succeed because they love their job and love working, they love talking to people about their jobs and life goals and if you are inspired to build your own recruiting success at every moment, even if no one is watching, you should know that you’re in the right career.

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http://www.hrimmall.com

http://www.hr.com

http://www.tcihrim.org/links.htm

http://www.human-resources.org

http://www.hrmguide.net

http://www.hronline.com

http://humanresources.about.com

www.hr2hr.us.tt

http://www.citehr.com

http://www.labourlawreporter.com/

www.humancapitalonline.com

www.metronirvana.com

http://www.hrguru.com

http://www.linkedin.com

http://www.hrlink.com

www.performance-appraisal.com

www.managementhelp.org

www.leadersdirect.com

www.HRprofessor.com

www.KnowledgeStorm.com

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http://www.hrworld.com

www.managementparadise.com

www.hrwebsites.com

www.hr2hr.com

www.hrcrossing.com

www.associatedemployers.org

www.humanlinks.com

www.businessballs.com

www.hrimmall.com

www.hr-guide.com

www.worldofhr.com

www.hr.com

www.shrm.org

http://www.wageweb.com/

http://www.hradvice.com/links.html

http://www.hr-software.net/pages/199.html

http://www.safehr.com/links.html

http://www.hr2u.com/

http://www.hrzone.com

http://www.hr.blr.com

www.attract-hr.com

BASICS OF RECRUITING ....KNOW YOUR CANDIDATES

The first hour of the week , one of candidates is to be offered…………………cool a great way to start the week. Wait a minute why is my candidate being offered less than what they client could have offered

Two things……………. Either my understanding of offerings was incorrect or the candidate has undersold himself. Investigating into the matter showed both the situations to be accurate.

When into the recruitment business you go by gut feeling or you learn things over a period of time …. One thing you however HAVE to learn is knowing your candidate

When I thought out why things moved the way they did, I realize that in my anxiety to close on the position , I did not concentrate enough on knowing my candidate. I concentrated on just that this candidate was “THE MOST APT” resource for my client, this excitement on finding THE EXACT resource killed my natural process of discussing all aspects of offerings as communicated to us by the client…….including salary. This led to the candidate underselling himself either being more enthusiastic or desperate leading the client to hone down on package…..indirectly effecting  my revenues.

Down the line in the recruitment business one develops some valuable skills of perception, communication and nuance but a true professional, has to constantly endeavor to concentrate on the basics and upgrading existing skills. Professional development is essential for any successful career, more so in the case of recruiting, it’s a bit more complicated. Good recruiters are so because they have an intangible quality of insight and observation…not always a quality one can teach. 

Continuing to take a hard look at yourself on a regular basis is a vital part of being a true  professional.  That means capitalizing on those skills that make you successful and working on those that don’t.  Perhaps your weakness, like mine, is that you move too quickly when you know you have the right candidate.  Maybe it’s not keeping up with new recruiting trends like social media.  But whatever your particular rough spot as a professional, you owe it to yourself to identify and work on it…