I was away last week beginning on Wednesday to help lead a men's retreat sponsored by The ManKind Project outside of New York. It was a great few days with many friends who were there to staff and help a number of men look at things in their life that worked and didn't. My flights back on Sunday night though were canceled so I didn't get in until midday on Monday after staying at an awful hotel near LGA.
And now my son finishes junior high on Friday. My mother-in-law will be in town for the big day and visit for a week. How sweet for all of us!
Jeff
Recruiting Lessons from Professional Sports: 9 Lessons from The Pros
I grew up in New York City, the home of the Yankees, Giants, Knicks and host of other teams. As a boy growing up, the newspapers in town would feed us "news" (I put news in quotes because where free agency is concerned, I'm sure a lot was wishful thinking on the part of the sports writer designed to help sell newspapers) about possible free agent signings, trades and other machinations that would make our team champions. Many of these deals and free agent signings never worked out but there are wonderful lessons about hiring that are useful to use when you go into the labor markets to hire.
There are labor shortages for skilled professionals in many fields
and incompetent third party recruiters are being asked to fill these positions? How do I know? I have heard the lament time and again from firms that tell stories of recruiters asking the most mind numbing questions.
"What are the three must haves for this search?
"Is that an absolute requirement?"
"What is the interview process like."
"Are you willing to be flexible on that?
Then they send resumes that in no way shape or form reflect what you've asked for?
I have filled more than 1200 positions in my career plus many consulting assignments.
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