Have you ever noticed that recruiting is the only HR function that isn’t focused on the team or larger organization? In fact, much of recruiting is spent looking for individual super star, purple squirrels with a ton of experience doing exactly what we think we need, who lives near our office, and will accept our lousy pay. It’s so focused on finding that right individual that we often neglect to see the big picture and focus on building up a functional team.
Lately, I’ve published several articles about the problem with that, including Stop Hiring Individuals. Start Hiring Team Members. and The Leadership Lie: Why and How to Recruit Followers on ERE, as well as coauthored Top 10 Tips for Building the Best Teams and Should You Hire Great People or Great Teams? with TRAP Recruiter’s, Keirsten Greggs.
Considering the current state of affairs and the upcoming Halloween holiday, Cory Kapner and I will be joined by our friend Keirsten to talk about Recruiting for the Apocalypse.
Things to think about during this chat, like in your own organizations, you’ll want to build an amazing team. You’ll need the right people with complimentary skills, who you can trust, and the right tools to help you get what you need done.
With that, here’s what to expect from the chat.
The Questions
- The end is near, take 3 recruiting tools with you, what would they be?
- Oh no! The lifeboat can only hold one other to help you recruit, who is that person and why?
- The USA is underwater, what country would you move to and why?
- And yes, you have to recruit! The radio only has one station, what is the only channel you need for recruiting news?
- The lifeboat is too heavy! If you had to get rid of one tool, what would it be?
- Civilization has to start over, if you had to start from scratch without LinkedIn, where would you start?
- If we do make it to Mars, what is different about recruitment 50 years from now?
The Rules of a Twitter Chat
In case you need some reminding, a Twitter chat is a LIVE chat that takes place on Twitter. People “gather” at a certain day and time to talk about a certain topic. There is usually one or two people who moderate or host the chat, who post questions to guide the conversation.
Questions are all marked with a Q and labeled with numbers to help everyone keep track of the flow of the conversation. People responding to questions should mark their answers with an A and the corresponding number.
For example, the moderators/ hosts will post “Q1” and everyone will answer with tweets marked “A1.”Additionally, all Tweets – both questions and answers – will use the hashtag #HRforAll. That’s how we’ll all stay connected on Twitter during the chat.
#HRforAll Hosts
About Cory Kapner
Cory is the Vice President of Global Sales for Recruitics – a recruitment marketing analytics and optimization platform. Over the past 8 years Cory has helped major Job Boards, Staffing firms and Fortune 100 companies with their talent acquisition and retention strategy. Cory brings a data driven, subject matter expert approach to all situations and has proven to be a strategic partner for clients in both, North America and Europe. His past experience includes Michael Page International, Indeed.com, and is a founding member of Recruitics. Learn more here or on Twitter here.
About Micole Garatti
Micole Garatti is the founder of SocialMicole, author of “The Most Inclusive HR Influencer List,” and host of the #HRforAll Twitter chat. She is passionate about improving HR and talent acquisition through diversifying voices of influence within the profession and technology. She’s appeared or been featured as an HR and marketing expert on DriveThruHR, Workology, Carnival of HR, #HRSocialHour, the SHRM blog, and more. Find her on Twitter at @socialmicole or at www.socialmicole.com.
Keirsten Greggs
Keirsten Greggs is the Founder and CEO of TRAP Recruiter, LLC, a Recruiting Consulting and Career Coaching firm. With over 20 years of experience in Talent Acquisition, she’s passionate about helping organizations attract, select and retain the best people, including underrepresented candidates, as well as helping job seekers find their voice in the hiring process. She does this through consulting, facilitating workshops, hosting training sessions and webinars, coaching job seekers and more. She has been featured as an expert in ERE, BBC World Service Radio, and SiriusXM Urban View. Find her on Twitter at @TrapRecruiter and on TrapRecruiter.com.
Thank you so much for joining #HRforAll. We’ll see you at the same time next month – November 10th at 1pm EST to talk about The Most Inclusive HR Influencer List November update!
Please reach out if you have any questions. Please share with friends to increase participation. We can’t wait to see you all there!