recruitment consultant tips-3 ways to stand out as a recruiter in 2014
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The recruitment market is growing again in the UK and the good news is that means more roles for recruiters and more candidates to place.TRANSCRIPT
Recruitment Consultant Tips-3 Ways To Stand Out As A Recruiter
in 2014
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3 Ways To Stand Out As A Recruiter in 2014
The recruitment market is growing again in the UK and the good news is that means more roles for recruiters and more candidates to place.
Happy days! Well maybe.
With an upturn also comes the fact that candidates and clients can be discerning about which recruitment company and consultant they work with.
Like estate agents in the 80’s, recruitment consultants can have a bad reputation.
This is usually due tolack of; thought,preparation, detail,mixed with a significantlevel of desperation.
3 Ways To Stand Out As A Recruiter in 2014
3 Ways To Stand Out As A Recruiter in 2014
We all want to make placements and hit billings and not if the candidate and client aren’t a fit and a match for each other.
So how can you become the recruitment consultant of choice?
Well the good news is it’s much easier than most people appreciate. So here are some key parts of your role to really nail in 2014.
1. Give a damn
When Rhett Butler utteredthose famous words in gonewith the wind; ‘frankly mydear I don’t give a damn!”he probably didn’t appreciatethe trend he would start.
3 Ways To Stand Out As A Recruiter in 2014
It might be trendy to have a ‘whatever’ attitude down the pub and not when you are working in a relationship business like recruitment.
People matter and if you are in recruitment for the long haul your candidates and clients have to experience that from you.
If you only get a buzz when you place a candidate because of your placement fee you are in the wrong place!
3 Ways To Stand Out As A Recruiter in 2014
The truth is people know if someone is truly ‘bothered’ about them.When your clients andcandidates get thisabout you I guaranteeyou will never be shortof placements to makeand awesome candidates to fill them.
3 Ways To Stand Out As A Recruiter in 2014
2. Know you stuff
People love experts. It makes them feel safe and in good hands.
Demonstrate this to yourcandidates and clientsand you will become the‘go’ to person in yourSector.
3 Ways To Stand Out As A Recruiter in 2014
The good news is that with a little application it is incredibly easy to do.
Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers talks about ‘10 000 hours to become supreme’; we are talking the Beatles and Bill Gates here.
Trust me you don’t have to be at that level unless you really want to.
3 Ways To Stand Out As A Recruiter in 2014
Instead get yourself a copy of Brian Tracy’s book; The Psychology of Achievement.
He talks at length about starting to study for an hour a day and how rapidly that can take you to a different level when it comes to being an expert in your field.
3 Ways To Stand Out As A Recruiter in 2014
3. Be organized
With today’s tech ‘stuff’ weall seem to possess, thereis no excuse for not beingorganized. Yes we can all bebamboozled with the sheervolume of information we areexposed to.
3 Ways To Stand Out As A Recruiter in 2014
Yet know what is important. Keep in touch with candidates and clients regularly and when you say you will. This is guaranteed to bring you rewards and help you stand out from the crowd.
Did you know that one of the biggest gripes from candidates is that recruiters don’t keep in contact enough? As a breed we are a pretty hardy bunch; however our candidates might not be.
3 Ways To Stand Out As A Recruiter in 2014
Imagine as a hot candidate you have been encouraged to move organizations and then as you start the process, suddenly the friendly recruiter you thought you had a connection with; doesn’t contact you. Suddenly you start to wonder if you are better staying put.
I am sure you can think of other attributes that will make you stand out? Why not add to the conversation and make a comment below.
3 Ways To Stand Out As A Recruiter in 2014
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