Each week I listen and speak with Recruiting Pros who have a language all their own – like most professions – but for me it’s always fun to listen to what each person is really trying to say to you.
Here are some of my favorite:
I blame marketing for all of this! No one can just say what is really on their mind anymore – it’s not “P.C.”
Instead, we “dance” with each other and tell each other what we want to hear – and we leave with this wonderful false sense of security that everything is fine. And you know what? It usually is – about 99 percent of the time.
That’s the problem. It’s that 1 percent of the time that you need a true partner who is going to tell you “what does this really mean?” instead of “tell me what I really want to hear.” It’s what gets talent and HR Pros in trouble!
When in doubt – speak the truth.
This was originally published on Tim Sackett’s blog, The Tim Sackett Project.