12 “Very Particular Set of Skills” for Recruiters (Part 1)

Being the best is no easy task. It requires hard work and discipline. It doesn’t take long to realize how dedicated you have to be at your craft, in order to be the best at it. The world’s best recruiters know and understand this. To excel at their craft, they have learned to develop a set of habits, which define the set of skills that make them part artist and part scientist. These big cats carry with them a set of 12 notable habits that highlight the makeup that makes them great.

1. Driven By Vision

The greats are always driven by their vision to be the best. The best recruiters have a vision that compels them to succeed. And what is that vision? It’s the ability to transform recruiting strategies from vision into reality that sets the tone for top recruiters. They know how to implement recruiting strategies based on their ability to prioritize, communicate, and use technology.

2. Know How To Prioritize

Part of being the best is being able to decide what needs to be done, in what order and when. Moving from one point to another requires prioritizing. The best recruiters get work done, because they are doers that can move from A to B as quickly as possible. They are able to prioritize tasks through to-do lists that can take as little as ten or twelve minutes to put together, and save at least two hours from wasted time and effort.

3. Personalize Communication

The best recruiters can amplify communication between employers and candidates, simply through personalized communication. They speak in a language that’s frank and straight to the point, but also sincere and genuine. They know that if they can effectively communicate an employer’s brand to candidates, then 68 percent of them are likely to accept a lower salary if given a great impression.

4. Practice Makes Perfect

When you’re the best, it’s because you never stop fine-tuning your craft. Top recruiters are always working to improve. They take the time to learn and get better by practicing what they have learned. It’s not uncommon to see recruiters spend at least three hours every day sourcing candidates. Getting better always takes time and effort. There may not be too many, if any, recruiters that don’t understand this.

5. The Trendy Type

The best can stay at the top of their game by applying forward HR thinking and trending strategies. They would see that 47 percent of Millennials admit to finding an employer’s online reputation on equal footing to the job being offered, as an opportunity to seize social HR recruiting, according to Spherion Staffing. Top recruiters are able to see what the year will bring them.

6. Tech-savvy 

There are over 300 million users on LinkedIn, which makes for a fairly large playing field. Besides the obvious fact that recruiters need to be engaging candidates through social networks, they need to know how to use technology to their advantage. There’s a large pool of talent out there, and finding it may require knowing to use an applicant tracking system or conducting online video interviews. Whatever the case, the best recruiters have no trouble with using technology to handle their business.

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Originally posted on Recruiter.com. 

Maren Hogan

Maren Hogan is CEO of Red Branch and general Bad@$$

Maren Hogan is a seasoned marketer and community builder in the HR and Recruiting industry. Maren started Red Branch Media and, before she hired all the smiling faces you see below, she ran it on her own. In marketing for over 15 years, she has deep experience in strategic campaigns and a long-term, results-based operational approach.