It’s easy to get into a rut if you’re a recruiter. In 2013
let’s all mix it up a little to create more profits! Brainstorm with yourself
if you work alone. Think outside the box if you work with a group. Dust off that
white board! Shoot for bigger projects. Find employers who are ready to expand
and offer to handle hiring the entire staff. They’ll fall behind and fall short
of their goals if they think their current HR dept. can simply double their
efforts.
If you’re a solo operator or a small group think about
working onsite at a facility to ensure you’re involved with all phases. Be
nimble and sensitive enough to modify processes that aren’t working. Create
value and double, triple, or quadruple your profits at the same time.
The recession has taken it’s toll for sure however many
companies are sitting on boatloads of cash. Everyone has grown tired of our
do-nothing, bickering, Blockheads in Congress. As usual the public sector will
lead the way out of the recession and our ‘leaders’ will eventually follow
mainstream thinking. We cannot wait for Washington to get their act together
before we act. Throw all the bums out next election but in the meantime,
there’s opportunity everywhere!
In Colorado, Loveland (just south of Fort Collins) screwed-up a three-year negotiation with NASA. NASA chose Loveland as the preferred location for an incredible opportunity and the town still botched the job after boasting for years the deal was 'in-the-bag'. Instead of moving into an empty 850,000
square foot, former HP campus, NASA grew tired of the local politics and decided to locate their ACE project closer to Boulder. The inept, shortsighted,
dim-witted power antics petty bureaucrats enjoy, cost the area 10,000
local high-pay tech jobs. Ugh!
NASA has decided to sell off thousands of patents they’ve
accumulated since the sixties. They want companies to use the patents to
develop green solutions to benefit the public and save energy. Colorado
has a well educated, tech savvy work force and it’s easy to get folks to move
to our beautiful state. No humidity, over 300 sunny days a year, fresh air,
healthy lifestyles, and an abundance of activities make this a great place to
live.
Companies are lining up to join this creative, inventive,
manufacturing mixing pot of skill sets, ideas, and opportunities. Companies
from Germany, Norway, the US, Japan and South America are interested in opening
facilities here. This is only one fascinating, multi-dimensional project ready
to pop across the country.
If you’re a recruiter, or want to be a recruiter get scrappy. Get in front of
employers and talk about their plans and their projects. When the time is
right, tell them how you can save them a ton of money. Tell them how you work
and how they’ll get the exact people they need, not thousands of resumes from
people without the skills they need but who are available.
Your ability as a recruiter to spot opportunities and create
win-win projects can launch you into earning millions of dollars. The world is
changing fast. Come up with a strategy and go forth with confidence! Be
resourceful. Make it up as you go if needed. Be bold, creative, and tenacious.
Too many recruiters doubt their value. YOU are the hiring
expert! Tell people, nicely of course, how you can solve their hiring problems.
They’ll love you for it and you’ll get richer in the process. This blog is comprised
of my opinions. If you’re a Loveland bureaucrat; I think you suck at your job
and deserve to be fired!
BTW, the former HP campus has been bought and plans are
supposedly underway for a similar technological campus, without NASA. Whatever.
Happy New Year Recruiters! Don’t let the economy push you
around or skew your thinking. Get your hands dirty and make things happen. Find
the movers and shakers like yourself. Recruiters rock!
by Kimberly Schenk, Author, Recruiter, Recruiter Coach
TopRecruiterSecrets.com and Cold Call Therapy eBooks
