Recruitment
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service desk technicians @ a manufacturer/retailer
These roles were probably my fastest time-to-hire ever. From the day I started working on the reqs, until the new hires’ start date, it was exactly 2 weeks. “Service Desk Technician, Level 1 | Service Desk Technician, Level 2 (Technology)” I’ve recruited for so many service desk, help desk, and…
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DC Solicit template for candidate outreach
More like a template skeleton. Re-used messaging gets old fast. So I like to write new “blurbs” for every job I work on. Keeps me fresh. Candidate sourcing outreach: DC Solicit template (discovery call solicitation) This has always gotten me great results. Sharing as much information upfront so that they…
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brand design manager @ a sports franchise
Generally, I’m not really interested in sports. But it’s fascinating to see such a hugely popular industry do the actual work of creating the visuals that everyone understands and relates to: their ✨brand✨. I was curious how they get results from all their efforts, so I took this role on…
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Reasons NOT to hire recruiters
First of all, recruitment is super easy. All you do is post a job, wait for applications to come in, screen them, and you find THE ONE every time. You offer them the job, and they accept it 100% of the time. It’s not like there’s any sourcing, selling, closing,…
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“I uSe AI tO aUtoMaTe aLL mY tAsKs sO thAt I cAn haVe tiMe To dO whAt REALLY mAtTeRs…”
That thing being: “Talking to candidates and nurturing relationships.” It’s pro-AI propaganda from kool aid drinkers. When TF has there not been time to “talk to candidates”?! That IS the job. There’s no “making time for it.” I have never felt I have so much admin work that I don’t…
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My problem is I identify with things too much
For almost 10 years I’ve been a recruiter. That’s the only thing I’ve believed I’m good at. I say I’m a recruiter like it’s something that I’ve always been and always will be. But maybe that time of my life is over. It’s hard to think about doing anything else…
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How to NOT be a corporate cuck
It’s amazing what you can accomplish when you manipulate the system… Unless companies and teams in charge of hiring create an honest and highly efficient process, a lot of hiring practices are to the applicant’s disadvantage. People don’t work at what they love or what they’re passionate about (or whatever…
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uNeThiCaL recruitment hacks
1. Inflated my candidates’ salary expectations When I was a recruiter in external agencies and internal corporate, I would present candidates to my hiring teams, and I would ALWAYS inflate their salary expectations. If an applicant told me their desired salary, I would always round up $10k, $20k, $30k, or…
