Is There a Correct Motivator for Being in Recruitment

Is There a “Correct” Motivator for Being in Recruitment Does money make the world go round? I have this conversation ordinarily at least a dozen times a day as to what motivates recruiters generally. And my blog starts off with a quote shared by a fellow recruiter to my timeline on Facebook this week. The billionaire’s view: The quote I mention is by the rather wealthy and globally successful business man, Richard Branson: “Money should never be a solitary driver in business. If you don’t care about your product, and its purpose, you will fall short of your expectations Yet in recruitment, we seem money obsessed. Is this right? Should we be so focused on driving our businesses on money  alone? Or are so many missing the point? Why do you work in recruitment? Money always seems to be the fundamental reason as to why people choose to go into recruitment, or state as their main driver in working in our sector.  KPIs are usually centred around the end goal of revenue for a business sales or GP and commission structures are totally dependent upon the income you  generate as a recruiter once you have (hopefully) covered your costs. Show Me the Money: Typically, when I meet hiring recruitment businesses, as their R2R, they will want to know about what people are billing and that is the entire measure as to whether someone is of interest. (Of course, they want to know about them as a person, in order to establish culture fit! This is not a slant on my lovely client portfolio, far from it.)  But as a sector, the majority seem to not be able to understand why a recruiter would be motivated by something other than money. However, there are people in recruitment who are motivated by a whole lot more than money. In fact, the money is secondary. That includes me. Now wait a minute. I am not suggesting for 1 minute that I am not commercially minded. Far from it, in fact, I am regarded as a premium service, with parity on my fees and terms I am sure most of my clients will say I am worth it as I go the extra, extra mile for it, however ultimately, like everyone, I have bills to pay. But I am not motivated  by the money. I am motivated by getting the placement  right. And therefore, because I have agreed fees which are always around a similar % rate (and always signed upfront), I know  I will be financially rewarded anyway  for getting it right. I have always said, for example, that rebates are a moot point in my opinion, as I would be horrified if anyone left within their probationary period. However, I also say to all of my clients that if you are not certain about my candidate, then “please, don’t take a gamble”.  As clearly, it is not right for someone to be hired on a whim, as a risk. As this, by ergo, means they are not right  for your business. And therefore, it is not right  for them either. Do you get it? Because my personal motivator is placing the best  people into their best role.  The emphasis is on getting it right, and I do mean this, if I place someone, I will earn  money anyway. Soundbites from those I know: I asked some trusted recruitment friends of mine who also run boutique, niche market, recruitment businesses in the Northwest. I know they are driven by something other than money so I thought you would respect their personal views too: Julie Edmondson, Owner of Perfect Fit People, Rochdale: What motivates me about recruitment is being able to change the perception that some people have of recruitment by being trusted with the career of a candidate or a critical role a client is looking to fill and that they also have confidence that they will get the service that they deserve. Also I feel rewarded making a difference, placing the perfect candidate into the perfect job it really doesn’t get much better than that. Stacey O’Neill, Owner of MNM Associates, Didsbury: Recruitment should be, not just about the money, but building a magnificent reputation of trust and honesty. Employers beware, should recruitment employers therefore populate their offices with money motivated recruiters? Well, like anything in life, there should be a balance. However, my advice is to understand whether that motivation is success related, or a mercenary focus as if it is the former, then that is great for managing and coaching effectively. If it is the latter though, be warned, you will have a consultant who may try and force candidates to take jobs they don’t want; to cheat on start dates to ensure they hit their commission and I do hear stories of fake invoices. All of this can be avoided if you hire people who are motivated by achieving quality goals rather than just money. Simple? So honestly, what motivates you? Do you judge me now on my admission? And if you do, is it favourable or sympathy? I genuinely want to know what motivates recruiters as I think if we all stop focusing on the money, the sector will become regarded as a truly partnership focused service and this will undoubtedly have a positive effect on your income as a consequence. And one final thought, please remember, “people don’t buy what  you do, they buy why  you do it”.

Decorate Your Apartment An Update on My PROGRESS 2

Decorate Your Apartment An Update on My PROGRESS 2 Happy July! Any fun plans for the 4th of July?  My husband and I are traveling to Nashville to visit family and friends. Before heading out for a mini-vacation, I wanted to update my update on our apartment transformation from house-to-home Here is my working list: Finished already: -decide on picture frame layout to offset sliding doors non-centered placement -glass base lamp and neutral shade -neutral, textured curtains -black curtain rod (round ends) -hang curtains (high and wide) Newly accomplished list: -price out couches A you can see my poor red couch was on its last leg It would shed EVERYWHERE.  I had it in storage last year when I was living at home.  The conditions in the storage unit were not good to this poor babe.  SO, We were out to dinner on a Friday night and found a local sofa store that was having a floor sale.  My husband and I decided to check it out the next day.  He encouraged me not to be SO obvious if I loved a sofa.  He encouraged me to keep my cool and let him do the wheeling and dealing HA!  So I fell hard for a sofa and gave my husband the crazy eye.  In my mind it was not obvious.  He and the owner haggled back and forth.  In the end we got the perfect couch for a GREAT deal!  It ticked all my boxes: neutral color, chaise lounger on one side, modern and clean lines. How do you search/negotiate a large purchase?   -investigate pillows   CHECK!  I love to visit home decor stores to play with pillows.  I finally hit the jack-pot of pillows the other day!  After mixing and matching pillows, I decided on the final two mixtures: I finally decided on the warm tones.  My new couch is actually/fittingly named champagne! How do you decide on pillows?  Do you buy and play with them at home or do you stage, mix, and match at the store? -select pictures for frames I tackeled this one!  I decided to frame the response cards from our wedding invitiations.  I liked that I was able to re-use something I already had and pay homage to our wedding in Nashville.  Check it: Still on the list: -stencil for an accent wall -select color for stencil

The Dos and Donts of Recruiter Communication - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

The Do’s and Don’ts of Recruiter Communication - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Many job seekers discuss networking as being a critical component to a successful job search. While the majority recognize the importance of building the right relationships, few know how to establish a rapport with a key group…headhunters. The ability to form on-going relationships with influential recruiters can prove more critical to your career success than any other networking outlet. In order to influence a headhunter, you must know how to interact with them. To assist you, we’ve listed important do’s and don’ts of recruiter communication. Understanding the Importance of Recruiter Relationships Why is it so beneficial to learn how to speak with executive search professionals? Over time, alliances with the right staffing agents can aid you in several different ways. Competent recruiters can do the following: Open up additional job opportunities you didn’t know about. Provide key insight into the job market. Help negotiate higher compensation packages. Provide critical resume and job search advice. The Do’s and Don’ts of Recruiter Communication Since your goal is to have lasting relationships with headhunters, it’s imperative to understand how to effectively communicate with a job search agent. Here is what you should be doing: Do clearly convey your career goals. Often, job seekers complain about being pressured to interview for jobs that they are not interested in nor qualified for. This results in them making a bad impression during the interview which, in turn hurts their on-going relationship with that recruiting agent. However, you can prevent this by clearly conveying your professional goals to the recruiter. When a headhunter knows exactly what you’re looking for, they can more accurately make career suggestions without putting you in an awkward spot. If you are approached for a job you are not interested in, it’s best that you politely decline, thank the recruiter for their consideration and tell them what interests you. Don’t be indecisive. Don’t interview just to get in the recruiter’s good graces. Doing so will not strengthen the relationship and, ultimately will come back to hurt you. Whether you interview well and don’t accept a job or don’t receive an offer, it’s a lose-lose situation. Do allow the recruiter to call the shots. One of the best ways to get on the good side of a recruiter is to simply allow them to do their job. On occasion, job applicants have trouble not being in control of the hiring process. Anxiousness force them to take certain actions which can be perceived as stepping on the toes of the recruiting representative. For instance, it’s in your best interest to ask the recruiter permission (as well as their opinion) or keep them in the loop with any client contact. This includes sending thank you notes to interviewers with the individual ccd all the way to negotiating salary through the headhunter unless directed otherwise. The rule of thumb is if you don’t know the way a staffing professional likes to work, it’s best to ask. Inquiring about their preferences and being compliant with those requests builds trust and fosters long-term relationships. Do remain cordial and professional even if you do not get the job. One of the best ways to get in the good graces of a recruiter is to be gracious upon losing an offer. Sometimes, applicants will bad mouth the hiring manager which makes them look petty and unprofessional. This is not to mention that they are talking poorly about the recruiters’ clients. How you behave when things don’t go your way is just as important as how you behave when they do. By thanking the recruiter for their time and informing them you’d be interested in anything similar that comes along leaves the door open to you working again with the individual. Don’t be a sore loser. Recruiters find the sour grapes mentality very off-putting and complaining has no benefit to you. Sometimes you get the job, sometimes you don’t. However, never lose your composer when things don’t go your way. In the End If played correctly, recruiting relationships will do nothing but benefit your career. Whether or not you end up a taking a job today is not as important as whether or not you’ll be considered in the future.

Are you the Right Fit for the Company

Are you the Right Fit for the Company When you go through the interview process for a job, you go to great lengths to demonstrate that your skills are a great match for the position. Common sense, right? What if everything you thought about the hiring process was reversed? Rather than spend time talking to them about your experience, maybe you should spend time on how you think and feel. People are hired for their experience and skills, but they’re most often fired for not being able to fit into the corporate culture. Mark Murphy, author of  Hiring for Attitude, said in a 2012 Forbes interview: “When our research tracked 20,000 new hires, 46% of them failed within 18 months. But even more surprising than the failure rate, was that when new hires failed, 89% of the time it was for attitudinal reasons and only 11% of the time for a lack of skill.” Skills do matter, of course, but they can be learned. What can’t be learned are things like coping well with stress or being creative. Those are inherent personality traits, and they’re an important part of what makes people successful and happy on the job. Brett Goodnough works for Culture Index, a company that has developed a tool to measure an individual’s style, demeanor, character, drive, and energy level. These characteristics, when compared to a company’s profile of what a job requires, can help prevent turnover and help executives manage performance. The tool is licensed to companies to help them select, hire, manage and promote workers based on fit with the company culture and the job duties. It’s designed, Goodnough says, to reduce the chance of trying to fit a square peg into a round hole, always a painful process for both the peg and the hole. You’ve probably experienced the pain at some point in your career. If you’ve ever been hired into a corporate culture that just wasn’t a fit, you know how miserable you feel. Being the only risk taker in a group of detailed perfectionists, for example, or being the only introvert in a team of strong extroverts could make you dread coming to work every day. The Culture Index tool is designed to develop a personality profile for specific jobs within the company. Candidates and workers within the company take the index to determine how their personalities line up with the job requirements. Goodnough says that candidates who are a good match for the job profile have an 88 percent success rate. That matches almost exactly the statistic Mark Murphy cites above: attitude is 89 percent of why people succeed or fail at the job. I took the Culture Index assessment, which is not generally available to the public, to get a feel for how it assesses candidates. The tool asks you to choose terms that describe who you are, and then to choose terms that describe the traits you need to have in order to succeed on the job. (A large gap between the two can indicate how stressful your current job is, since when you’re suppressing your strongest personality traits, your stress level skyrockets.) The profile that emerged pegged me as an independent decision maker with lots of creative ideas. Good with the big picture; better leave the details to other people. (The guys in accounting would heartily agree.) When you start thinking in terms of personality instead of skills, you start to think about the interview process in a whole new way. Employers can ask behavior-based questions that probe for personality traits, which Goodnough explains are set by the time you’re twelve years old. Candidates can ask about the culture or management style of the team to get a feel for how well they’d fit in. Next: How to ask about culture.

Do Students With Disabilities Write Resumes?

Do Students With Disabilities Write Resumes?While you may think that the idea of writing a resume for students with disabilities is difficult, in fact it is not. In fact, there are many examples where a disability can help the person who is writing the resume. It will require an understanding of both the strengths and weaknesses of the student and how the disability affects that person.As a first example, if the person who is writing the resume is a gifted artist. He or she may be able to draw very well and use a computer to create art as well as do some part of the work. If the person does have any sort of learning disability and has difficulty with reading or writing, then it may be possible to include this in the resume. This is particularly true if the person is good at drawing, writing, or other art form.Another example is someone who has mild to moderate learning disabilities. This person may be very good at other areas of the job, but may have trouble with one area. If this is the case, it may be worth mentioning this in the resume, so that the employer knows that the individual has been able to do other jobs in addition to his or her own.One of the best examples to use is someone who has a learning disability. These individuals may have a serious learning disability such as Dyslexia or Autism, or they may have minor learning disabilities such as ADD, ADHD, and dysgraphia.An example that many people forget is someone who has a vision problem. It can make it very difficult for them to understand what they are reading or writing, and in some cases it can even cause the person to trip over words or misplace them.These are just a few examples of disabilities that are considered to be a factor in the resume. There are also many disabilities that can cause problems with what the person is writing about. In this case, it would be more appropriate to mention these in the bullet points.Many people with disabilities are aware of the difficulties that go along with using the Internet and being on paper, as well as writing a resume on a regular computer. They know that some people consider using a computer to be a sign of weakness, but in fact they are aware of how it can help.So, the next time you are preparing a resume for students with disabilities, remember that a disability can help you. Many people with disabilities can make an effective resume writer. Although you may not be the one writing the resume, remember that a disability can make you an effective writer as well.

Summary Sunday Job Search Communication

Summary Sunday Job Search Communication Hows your job search communication? From writing emails to creating your personal brand story, and everything in-between, are you communicating as effectively as you can?   Communication skills can always be honed! These articles will help you build your communication skills and I hope youll follow some of these excellent resources. EMAIL COMMUNICATION 5 Simple Ways to Write about Negative Issues with a Positive Spin by Grammarly There are great examples of how to convert negative phrases into positive ones! If youre like me, youve probably written a couple of emails with this language! No more! Its an easy fix! Email Rules that Mean the Difference Between Casual and Professional by Levo League | YouTern Dont ruin your reputation. What you say in your emails and the setup of your email message matter a lot! Its too bad they dont teach this stuff before you take your first job! LINKEDIN RECOMMENDATIONS Your 5-Minute Guide to Writing an Amazing LinkedIn Recommendation by  Adrian Granzella Larssen | The Muse If youve just completed an internship or assignment, give a recommendation to get a recommendation! Heres advice on how to write an amazing recommendation for your supervisor or boss. PERSONAL BRANDING How to Grow Your Personal Brand Online by Neil Patel | Neil Patel This article walks you through the process, starting with establishing your personal brand story. You need to know this before you do anything! This is very comprehensive and Im pretty sure its going to help you build that online brand (because no one is going to do it for you!) JOB SEARCH 3 Times Being Super Passionate Isnt Enough To Land You The Job by The Muse | Forbes Its often said that companies dont hire based solely on skills- they look for passion. But there are at least three occasions when passion just isnt enough to overcome other issues. Be sure to pay attention to these three things while communicating with a potential employer. TWITTER A Primer on B2B Social Selling with Twitter by Craig Jamieson   | Maximize Social Business Please dont let the title scare you away. Selling to businesses is exactly what you are doing as a job seeker, so all the same rules mentioned in this article apply to you. One of my favorite tips in this post is the value of Twitter lists. It makes your experience using Twitter so much more productive! PRESENTATIONS How to Create the Best Powerpoint Presentations, With Examples by HubSpot Presentations dont have to be made in front of people. Often, creating a presentation is a way to summarize and share information so take a look at these great examples and get inspired to create a better presentation, summary or présumé (part presentation, part resume). MENTIONS 6 Ways to Make Your Next Job Come To You by Jillian Kramer | Glassdoor Thanks to Jillian for reaching out! If you want to job search smarter, the trick is building online visibility and a reputation of excellence. Check out what you can do to lure in potential opportunities!

Increasing Your Qualifications And Opportunites As A Healthcare Professional - CareerAlley

Increasing Your Qualifications And Opportunites As A Healthcare Professional - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. Just like any industry, the healthcare industry has notable hierarchies. Its vital that hierarchies exist so society has a way of knowing what competency level we all are. It also helps the right people get into position to help the most amount of people. And nowhere is this more important than when youre dealing with peoples lives and wellbeing. So, as a healthcare professional it should be your desire to give confidence to all the patients in your care. Being more qualified in your profession is the best way to do this. Sometimes in the world of business and trade, all you need is a few years of experience to go from a junior role to a middle management position. Tweet This Most people have the ambition to climb the career ladder by improving their skills and responsibilities. But there are certain ways to go about it in every type of industry. Sometimes in the world of business and trade, all you need is a few years of experience to go from a junior role to a middle management position. For the healthcare industry, you specifically need to go the academic route. The right-hand woman Without nurses, there wouldnt be a healthcare industry. Doctors and surgeons are the most important from a patients point of view, but their nurse is the unsung hero. They are the right-hand person for both surgeons and doctors. However, its only the specifically qualified nurses that work closely with them. If you would like to go into a more surgical position or perhaps an administrative area, then a Masters in Nursing is something you require. Specialist educational entities like the Grand Canyon University nursing offer exactly this kind of degree. Its based in Phoenix Arizona but the degree is done completely online. If youre already a nurse and work full-time, this is great as you can learn when you have the time and do so from home. When you have a Masters in Nursing, you can move onto being a theater nurse, preparing patients for surgery and directly helping the surgeon in conducting operations on patients. Experience in tough environments If youre a healthcare professional, youll know that being able to work in incredibly pressure-filled environments is highly in your favor. Every hospital or doctors surgery desperately wants healthcare professionals that can work under stress. To cut waiting times down, quickly file patient records and also help patients receive the best service possible under time constraints, are all vital and highly respected skills. However, in order to get such experience you need to be hired in a workplace where the working day is often hectic. The increasing demand and competitive salaries make the healthcare sector a very appealing one for a lot of people. If this is a career path you are interested in, you may be feeling a bit of a loss regarding where to start. After all, there are so many healthcare jobs to choose from, and it can be challenging to determine the best one for you. Finding Your Career in the Medical Field On the other hand, you can volunteer to go abroad to places where these conditions are normal, such as on the continent of Africa, South America, and East Asia. Places in the Middle East are also quite a popular place for nurses, doctors, and surgeons who want more experience. If you would like to gain more experience so you can play a more impactful role in the healthcare industry, sign up with volunteering and charity organizations that need healthcare professionals in impoverished nations. If you would like to be a leading nurse, then a Masters in Nursing is definitely your shortcut into such a role. What's next? Ready to take action? Choose the right tools to help you build your career. Looking for related topics? Find out how to find the opportunities that help you grow your best career. Subscribe and make meaningful progress on your career. It’s about time you focused on your career. Get Educated Contact Us Advertise Copyright 2020 CareerAlley. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy + Disclosure home popular resources subscribe search