{"id":2715,"date":"2011-07-13T05:53:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-13T05:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/hr-advice\/everything-i-needed-to-know-about-recruiting-i-learned-in-kindergarten\/"},"modified":"2024-04-30T07:11:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T14:11:43","slug":"everything-i-needed-to-know-about-recruiting-i-learned-in-kindergarten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/everything-i-needed-to-know-about-recruiting-i-learned-in-kindergarten\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything I needed to know about Recruiting I learned in Kindergarten"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amy Ala<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Everything_I_needed_to_know_about_Recruiting_I_learned_in_Kindergarten\"My kids have always summed up my career in this fashion: \u201cPeople pay mommy lots of money to find other people\u201d.\u00a0 They have never questioned the logic of this.\u00a0 Mommy plays a mean hide n seek.\u00a0 Now that my baby has graduated from Kindergarten, I have come to realize that really, some of the most important elements of recruiting he has now mastered.\u00a0 Since school let out I\u2019ve been watching him interact with his friends \u2013 and here\u2019s what I\u2019ve found…
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Have something good to offer.<\/b>
\nMy son knows that if he wants to get the neighbor kids outside, he better have a good game planned.\u00a0 Or a great toy.\u00a0 In fact, one kid comes to my house all the time with \u201cCan Josh bring out a cool toy?\u201d\u00a0 My son knows that to get their attention, he better have a good carrot to dangle.\u00a0 Sometimes it\u2019s as simple as \u201chey, let\u2019s see if we can throw rocks in the lake and hit a carp!\u201d but he\u2019s always got a plan.\u00a0 Before you make that call, it\u2019s good to have something to put on the table.<\/p>\n

Be ready to switch it up.<\/b>
\nMaybe they don\u2019t want to throw rocks at fish.\u00a0 Maybe foursquare (no not the app) is the game of the day.\u00a0 My son adapts quickly to the audience.\u00a0 He\u2019s even been known to play house with one of his sisters and the handful of girls that live next door.\u00a0 Next thing you know, those girls have recruited their brother to come out and throw rocks in the pond with Josh.\u00a0 Master the referral<\/a>, baby.
\nBe nice to people!<\/b>
\nI have to admit, my kid learned this the hard way.\u00a0 When you whack someone upside the head with a stick, they don\u2019t want to play with you anymore.\u00a0 How many times do we verbally knock our candidates around?\u00a0 I know \u2013 we get unqualified submissions, job seekers that just don\u2019t \u201cget it\u201d, people that we would never EVER want to place in a job.\u00a0 Unfortunately, those people know other people\u2026\u00a0 Even though the kid that got the stick upside the head might have had it coming, my son was the neighborhood pariah for at least an hour.\u00a0 NO ONE would play with him.
\nReputation means A LOT.<\/b>
\nI almost said \u201creputation is EVERYTHING\u201d.\u00a0 On second thought, you know what?\u00a0 Reputation<\/a> IS everything.\u00a0 Especially when it comes to a bad one.\u00a0 If you\u2019re known as the local \u201chead whacker\u201d (see above) you will probably not be making a ton of placements.\u00a0 People just aren\u2019t going to want to talk to you.\u00a0 A recruiter with NO reputation will probably outsell one that\u2019s developed that \u201cbad recruiter\u201d stench.\u00a0 Even better is being known for something people want.\u00a0 My son has a massive collection of Hot Wheels.\u00a0 If the neighbor kids want to play cars, they know where to go.
\nNo doubt this list could go on and on.\u00a0 So, what did YOU learn in Kindergarten that made you the awesome recruiter you are today?<\/p>\n

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