By Steve Racz
SUCCESSFUL COMPANIES REDUCE TURNOVER COSTS AND HIRE THE BEST PEOPLE BY KEEPING THESE FUNCTIONS SEPARATE
Being a recruiter rocks!
by Greg Savage
I love being a recruiter.
Seriously, I think it’s the best job in the world.Yet 80% of people who enter this industry, fail in the first 2 years, leave, and are never sighted again.And it’s true, it is tough being a recruiter. And I believe in the modern era it’s getting even harder. During the downturn it got even worse. We all worked harder and harder, and earned less and less.On top of that, our customers seem to resent us more than ever.
10 Head-scratching Job Titles
By Lance Haun
Director of Fun.
That was the title I was looking at on a resume for a marketing director position. As I read through the applicant’s accomplishments and responsibilities, I could see that it was clearly a marketing-type position. It stuck out, just not in a good way.
What may have seemed like a great little thing to have on a business card as an attention-getter had now turned into a liability. Nobody knows what a “Director of Fun” does. And sure, maybe “Marketing Director” isn’t all that specific on its own, but give me some context (industry, company size, and market) and I can pretty quickly figure out what you’re doing.
Using these fun titles externally is a mistake.
“God, I hate recruiters!”
By Greg Savage
This little incident happened just the other day.
It was Sunday, so I was not in work mode at all. In fact I was watching my son trial for a Sydney Representative cricket team, and my mind was on him bowling fast and batting straight.
On the side of the field, the mums and dads congregated, and the usual banter was flying fast and furious, when one of the guys turned to me and said,
“I thought of you this week.”
The dad in question is well known to me. We have sat on sporting sidelines watching our sons for years, so I was expecting a joke or maybe even an oblique compliment.
But when I asked why, he looked at me steely-eyed and said “God, I hate recruiters”.
Understand what differentiates generations
by Michael Kirsten
Twenty-plus years ago, when you asked someone what they did for a living, they told you where they worked. Today, they tell you what they do.
The next generation of employees is wired, connected, plugged-in, and empowered, and this psychographic change across a generation has significant implications for recruitment. For younger generations (Gen X and much more so for Gen Y or Millennials):