Comments on: Sit Down and Listen Up — What the Best Recruiters Already Know That You Should Too http://www.ere.net/2013/02/13/sit-down-and-listen-up-what-the-best-recruiters-already-know-that-you-should-too/ Recruiting News, Recruiting Events, Recruiting Community, Social Recruiting Wed, 22 May 2013 04:12:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Carol Schultz http://www.ere.net/2013/02/13/sit-down-and-listen-up-what-the-best-recruiters-already-know-that-you-should-too/comment-page-1/#comment-90013 Carol Schultz Sun, 17 Feb 2013 16:03:30 +0000 http://www.ere.net/?p=30456#comment-90013 @Keith and Jay: The more people rely on technology to manage their lives, the more they forget (or never learn) how to listen. Big problem. Thanks for your comments.
@Morgan: Wonderful that your people are listening. You’re doing a great job!

]]> By: Morgan Hoogvelt http://www.ere.net/2013/02/13/sit-down-and-listen-up-what-the-best-recruiters-already-know-that-you-should-too/comment-page-1/#comment-90009 Morgan Hoogvelt Sun, 17 Feb 2013 15:51:52 +0000 http://www.ere.net/?p=30456#comment-90009 Great article Carol…really enjoyed it and it is spot on. Your phrase “It’s Not About You” hits the mark for me. I consistently see recruiters running their traps and talking all the time – spouting off on how great the company is, how awesome they are, etc.

Recruiting to me is about two things:

1. Listening to what the candidate wants and then giving it to them.
2. Matchmaking.

I consistently receive compliments from candidates on how my recruiters are such great communicators and how they listen to each candidates needs and wants. With this formula, we continue to locate and place the top talent within our industry inside our company.

]]> By: Keith Halperin http://www.ere.net/2013/02/13/sit-down-and-listen-up-what-the-best-recruiters-already-know-that-you-should-too/comment-page-1/#comment-89359 Keith Halperin Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:35:53 +0000 http://www.ere.net/?p=30456#comment-89359 @ Jay: What did you say?
@ Kola: I had a point, but I forgot….

;)

kh

]]> By: Kola Crute http://www.ere.net/2013/02/13/sit-down-and-listen-up-what-the-best-recruiters-already-know-that-you-should-too/comment-page-1/#comment-89350 Kola Crute Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:23:11 +0000 http://www.ere.net/?p=30456#comment-89350 Carol, I really enjoy reading your Recruiting 101 articles. During the course of the day, it is so easy to forget the basics.

]]> By: Jay Fritzke http://www.ere.net/2013/02/13/sit-down-and-listen-up-what-the-best-recruiters-already-know-that-you-should-too/comment-page-1/#comment-89237 Jay Fritzke Thu, 14 Feb 2013 02:59:48 +0000 http://www.ere.net/?p=30456#comment-89237 Carol I couldn’t agree more with your thoughts. We always prepare what we are going to say before we engage in various parts of the recruiting process. While there are many reasons for this preparation the most important reason is this: If you are thinking about what you are going to say next … you are not listening. Keep up the good work.

Jay

]]> By: Keith Halperin http://www.ere.net/2013/02/13/sit-down-and-listen-up-what-the-best-recruiters-already-know-that-you-should-too/comment-page-1/#comment-89151 Keith Halperin Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:45:23 +0000 http://www.ere.net/?p=30456#comment-89151 Well-said, Carol. Another thing recruiters can do is to concentrate on their communication strengths. For example, I’m not particularly good at spontaneous spoken communication, either one-on-one or in groups, but when I’m prepared I’m pretty decent both as a speaker and as a listener; that’s also why I like the written word- it gives me more control over my communication.

Cheers,

Keith

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