Do you have what it takes to be a successful recruiter?
Why are some recruiting teams more successful than others? Having been in the business for over 30 years, I have seen many recruiting teams succeed while others not so much. Sure the leader of the team matters, but the players matter just as much. As the year comes to a close, I want to share with all of you the top five characteristics of the successful recruiters I have dealt over the years.
Sheila’s Top 5 Recruiting Characteristics of Successful Recruiters
1. Successful recruiters have relationships with their hiring managers. Without strong relationships easy searches can become dreadful and difficult searches, disastrous. Be sure your recruiter has a relationship with the hiring manager
2. Successful recruiters are knowledgeable. Successful recruiters understand the trends in the marketplace, the industries in which he/she is recruiting; the challenges of the role and of course the advantages of the role. In order to be top of your game, a great recruiter needs to be knowledgeable.
3. Successful recruiters ask questions, read, learn, and pay attention during the kick-off meetings. Most successful recruiters take the time to prepare themselves prior to these meetings. Being prepared before you recruit is a must.
4. Successful recruiters know how to choose the appropriate tools that will help them succeed. These tools should include social media and of course the telephone. Some tools are good for the research phase, while others such as the telephone AND the computers are the tools that can make the difference in recruiting the skilled talent the client deserves and requires.
5. Successful recruiters know how to proactively recruit. This requires the ability to write customized emails that get responses and use the telephone to reach out, network, recruit and vet exceptional talent that will quickly fill the pipeline with qualified candidates.
Recruiting is a process. Not all recruiters are successful ones. Do you have the characteristics of a successful recruiter?
Just saying...Happy Hunting!
