Most companies I deal with haven’t been doing much hiring lately. In fact, there’s been a hiring drought around here. So, this week when I took 4 inquiries for assistance with recruiting and leads you couldn’t wipe the smile off my face. I love new beginnings and unless this was just a blip in the cosmic vortex I am hopeful for renewed karmic equilibrium of the unemployment rate.
These callers were an HR manager, a seasoned independent Recruiter, and 2 small business owners. With the exception of the seasoned Recruiter who in all fairness was doing his job turning over rocks looking for referrals, the comments were all very similar in nature.
It’s been so long since we have hired the resumes we have on hand are no good and the newspaper ad isn’t working. I can’t find the talent I need, can you help me?
I’m presenting on this very topic at THE Conference on October 6th here in Nepaland but the troops are needed now. So, I began each conversation asking for basic information and asked to be emailed job specs. Then I went down the path of breadcrumbs like Gretel did.
Do you have an employee referral program? No.
Did you ask the applicants you had on hand for referrals? No.
Have you tried non-traditional means of recruiting? What does that mean?
The one hour conference gig isn’t going to cut it. I was planning on a series of job seeker seminars to teach them how to use social media to aid in their job search but I see I have to get more involved with those responsible for hiring them first…
Are your IRL colleagues taking advantage of new recruiting techniques and practices or are they still hanging on to the tried and true and missing out on where many of today’s jobseekers are hanging out?
Aug 18, 2009 at 10:21 AM
I hope that this gets a laugh out of you. I am in genteel retirement and can afford to ask through another Beatles song.
“When I get older, losing my hair
Many years from now
Will you still be sending me
a Valentine Birthday greetings, bottle of wine
If I'd been out till quarter to three
Would you lock the door
Will you still need me
Will you still feed me
When I'm sixty four
You'll be older too
And if you say the word
I could stay with you
I could be handy, mending a fuse
When your lights have gone
You can knit a sweater
by the fireside
Sunday morning go for a ride
Doing the garden,
digging the weeds
Who could ask for more
Will you still need me
Will you still feed me
When I'm sixty four
Every summer we can rent a cottage
In the isle of Wight, if it's not too dear
We shall scrimp and save
Grandchildren on your knee
Vera Chuck and Dave
Send me a postcard drop me a line
Stating point of view
Indicate precisely
what you mean to say
Yours sincerely wasting away
Give me an answer, fill in a form
Mine for evermore
Will you still need me
Will you still feed me
When I'm sixty four “
I am actually sixysix! Who will fill in a form?