Working as a Recruiter can be a\r\nchallenging job for the person who has great interpersonal skills and is target\r\ndriven. But if you prefer to just hide yourself behind a computer then I can\r\ntell you “It’s not for you!” You need to deal with people and that on a daily\r\nbasis. Now if tomorrow I would go to a job interview for the position of a\r\nRecruiter and they would ask me “What makes a great Recruiter in your opinion?”\r\nI would answer like this.
"},"body":{"body":"Working as a Recruiter can be a\r\nchallenging job for the person who has great interpersonal skills and is target\r\ndriven. But if you prefer to just hide yourself behind a computer then I can\r\ntell you “It’s not for you!” You need to deal with people and that on a daily\r\nbasis. Now if tomorrow I would go to a job interview for the position of a\r\nRecruiter and they would ask me “What makes a great Recruiter in your opinion?”\r\nI would answer like this:
A great recruiter is someone who knows\r\nhow to connect with people quickly, easily and with impact, no matter what\r\ntheir background is. He would do it by showing genuine interest in them, caring\r\nabout what is going on in their lives without being intrusive, by adding value\r\nif they need some advice, by remembering their birthday and interests, by being\r\nkind and honest.
I would expect the person to look,\r\nsound and act with great confidence at all times. Someone who doesn’t really stop\r\nengaging with people once they have matched an employer with a candidate (in\r\ncase we are talking about an Agency Recruiter) but who keeps up the\r\nrelationship also afterwards. This Recruiter would know exactly that if both of\r\nthem are again on a job or candidate hunt, they would turn to him for help due\r\nto his great relationship.
The perfect recruiter is someone who does\r\nnot just try to fill a position by meeting a corporate target in order to earn a\r\ncommission, but who wants to make sure that the candidate is absolutely happy\r\nwith the new job role.
Being able to influence people in a\r\ngenuine way is another highly important skill a recruiter must have. I do\r\nbelieve it’s an art because very few would be able to persuade a highly\r\nsatisfied employee to change job.
Someone who keeps his eyes and ears\r\nopen at all times and knows how to network effectively with others at the right\r\ntime is surely doing a good job. Having a creative mind and being able to spot opportunities\r\nwhich others don’t recognize, is something that would give him an edge.
Another important trait that a great Recruiter\r\nshould be able to master is his time management, organisational and\r\nmultitasking skills. Keeping many details in mind and setting the right\r\npriorities is essential. Nowadays being quick is particularly important in this\r\nindustry since clients as well as candidates are exposed to many other options\r\ntoo.
I remember when Greg Savage, an\r\nAustralian recruitment expert, once referred to the recruitment industry as\r\n“The Business of Rejections”. A savvy Recruiter knows how to deal with\r\nrejections effectively from the clients’ as well as job candidates’ side. He\r\nneeds to be someone who does not get discouraged easily, does not take comments\r\npersonally and is fully aware that persevering and being resilient plays a big\r\npart in this challenge. In this particular job many unpredictable situations\r\ncan happen, such as: people not turning up to interviews, people changing their\r\nminds in the last moment, finding other opportunities from other sources, starting\r\nthe new job but leaving soon afterwards, etc.) – let’s be honest not everyone\r\ncan take it!
A great Recruiter is also reliable,\r\npunctual and sticks to what he promises when dealing with others. This attitude\r\nwill help him to be perceived as a smart, trustworthy and credible professional.\r\n
He knows how to communicate well in\r\nvarious situations by being always articulate, polite and knowing how to give\r\nconstructive feedback. Reading peoples’ body language in order to know what others\r\nfeel or think can be very beneficial and allow him to turn a situation around. Having\r\na big network of people which he can rely on when it matters is certainly something\r\nthat would benefit him.
The perfect Recruiter in today’s\r\nmodern world also knows how to use sophisticated HR Software and social media\r\nchannels in order to attract and hire the best candidates in a quick and\r\ncost-efficient way.
Since one of the main task of a\r\nRecruiter is to conduct job interviews he needs to know what the most relevant\r\nquestions are that need to be asked and how to interpret them correctly (being\r\nable to read between the lines). He acts like a great ambassador for the\r\ncompany and knows how to sell “benefits” rather than features to candidates and\r\nclients.
One more time, what makes a great\r\nrecruiter? Basically, someone who breathes, lives and dreams about recruitment.\r\nNo matter how much HR Professionals rely on technology in order to satisfy\r\ntheir hiring needs, we must not forget about the HUMAN factor.
"},"authorName":"Karin Schroeck-Singh","authorBio":{"authorBio":"Karin Schroeck-Singh is a passionate Public Speaker, eBook Author, and a freelancing Online Content Producer. She has an MBA from the University of Leicester (UK) and gained 18 years of international work experience in Italy, the UK and India."},"publishedOn":"2015-08-17T05:56:26.820Z"}},"pageContext":{"id":"70ce1999-47a2-549b-bdd9-f2780e87328d"}}, "staticQueryHashes": []}