The principles behind securing, maintaining, and building relationships have been a source of conversation and philosophical study for thousands of years.
What’s your philosophy on relationship building?
Do you consider preparing before you meet with someone for the first time?
Confucius said, “Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.”
Centuries later leaders still find value in this lesson.
Theodore Roosevelt used to read up on subjects that were of interest to his guests before they met. Keith Ferrazzi, author of Never Eat Alone and expert relationship builder, reminds us to do our homework. He recommends putting together a biography on a person before we meet them. If we haven’t taken the time to “Google” the person before meeting, shame on us, the author remarks.
How many times do you make connections between people just because it makes sense, without any thought of getting something in return?
Lao-tzu said, “The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.”
Tim Sanders concurs with these philosophers in his book, Love is the Killer App. Sanders promotes that we should be sharing our knowledge, our network, and our compassion with others and expect nothing in return. The business world once carried the notion that win-lose was inevitable and it is every man for himself. That philosophy is changing. People are realizing that they can get much farther and be much more successful if everyone is winning. Every man for each other is more of the slogan for today’s economy. With this in mind it only makes sense that strong relationships are a must to be successful.
How often do you offer up words of sincere words of kindness when you are connecting with someone new?
The philosopher Mencius said, “Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.”
Dalai Lama reminds us that, “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” I do think these gentlemen were not so short-sided as to think this didn’t have a role in the marketplace or commerce of today. We do not change characters when we move from our personal lives into our professional lives and back again. Dale Carnegie also concurs as one of the principles from his historic book, How to Win Friends and Influence People, is “Give honest, sincere appreciation.”
To summarize, there are three lessons for us to consider in how we go about relationship building:
1st – Prepare for meetings. Try to understand who you are meeting with and what interests them before ever meeting. Use the information to strike up conversation and get on the same playing field with the person quickly.
2nd – Do not expect anything in return. When you do good things, good things will happen. Just don’t expect that it has to come from the same place in which it was left.
3rd – Be kind, sincere, and compassionate. The days of the rough and gruff businessman are long over. Let kindness and sincerity take you to success.
What parts of your relationship philosophy ring in consonance with these philosophers and authors? What parts of your philosophy differ? What might you consider doing differently because of what you’ve read today?
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Showing posts with label Workforce Acquisition. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Got Balance?
It seems this idea of having balance in life goes in and out of trend as often as we have new “American Idols”. Fast Company has been talking about balance in various forms for almost ten years. Here’s a simple chronology1:
1997 - it was about keeping everything going, the article was
“Life is a Juggling Act”
1998 - simplify is the new trend, the article was “Keep it Simple”
1999 - forget simplify and use work/life balance as a recruitment
tool, the article titled “The Way to Enough”
2000 - balance was called into question with “A Living or a Life?”
and “You can do anything – but not everything”
2001 – continuing with the trend from 2000 was the article “Slack Off” which emphasized downtime
2002 & 2003 – balance went out of fashion
2004 - balance or rather a good questioning of what balance really is has come back with the article, “Balance is Bunk”.
Apart from magazine articles, balance has been a popular topic of discussion: in books, for organizations trying to understand employee satisfaction, at conferences, and in the news. I feel compelled to add in my thoughts on the subject. I’ve come to think the word “balance” is overused and not well-defined. I don’t know that we’re all talking about the same thing. Your definition of a balanced life may be someone else’s definition of chaos.
Here is a part of the Merriam-Webster Online definition for “balance”:
1. Stability produced by even distribution of weight on each side of the vertical axis
2. Equality between the totals of the two sides of an account
3. Equipoise between contrasting, opposing, or interacting elements
4. An aesthetically pleasing integration of elements
5. Mental and emotional steadiness
I want to focus on a few parts of this definition. First let’s look at the phrases: “contrasting, opposing, or interacting elements” and “integration of elements.” These suggest that there are multiple things to balance that may not always be in perfect harmony. The pieces that need to be balanced may be complete opposites and yet you have to find a way to integrate them into your life to be balanced. When you have found the mixture that allows for all of the elements in your life to be integrated you will have “steadiness, stability, and equipoise.” When the pieces of your life, or interacting elements, are not integrated well you will not have stability. For example, Tom was exercising 3-4 times a week for the past 6 months. It all came to an end when he took the lead on pitching a new piece of business. He left no time to exercise. Tom didn’t notice the first week, but after the second week his body ached a little. After three weeks of not exercising he felt tired and sluggish. Tom was less productive at this time when high productivity was crucial. When Tom used to exercise regularly he had more energy and felt better. Tom no longer felt like his life was in balance.
I want to clarify the phrase: “by even distribution of weight on each side.” This assumes we are talking about something that is two-dimensional. If I took this literally, the article might have been titled: “Got Work/Life Balance?” acknowledging the two-dimensional aspect, but as human beings with multi-faceted lives we must look at balance in a multi-faceted way. Balance changes for each of us from day-to-day; week-to-week; and so on. Your definition of balance must move with your movements lest you become unstable.
When I help my clients assess if their life is in balance, I ask them to look at every aspect of their life. Here is a quick way to do a self-assessment. The ten areas below generally represent all aspects of life. If I am the hub of a wheel, these are my spokes. If you are a visual learner, you may want to draw this as a wheel. Put “me” in the center and from the center draw ten spokes to make your wheel. Next to each spoke indicate your satisfaction level with where you are presently on a scale of 1 (not satisfied) to 10 (completely satisfied).
_____ Health/Body
_____ Fitness
_____ Profession/Career/Business
_____ Money/Financials
_____ Friends/Family
_____ Significant Other/Romance
_____ Physical Environment
_____ Fun/Recreation
_____ Personal Growth
_____ Spirituality
This is an opportunity for you to recognize where you may be out of balance and make adjustments. We may all have different numbers on each spoke depending on what balance means to us. It may also be that you have a short period of time where you do not feel as balanced. By actively assessing where you are, you can put those short periods of imbalance into perspective. It’s when we don’t pay attention to what balance means to us that we find ourselves constantly out of balance with no end in sight.
What does balance means to you? Is it a 10 on every spoke of the wheel? Do you feel your life is balanced today? If not, what needs to shift in order for you to find balance? If so, what do you need to pay attention to in order to maintain balance?
In my coaching work, I find that many of my clients struggle to maintain a balanced life. Typically it is a result of needing to strengthen one or more of the following 5 areas of their life: boundaries, priorities, organization and time management, tolerations, and self-awareness. So you are probably wondering what these clients do to strengthen these areas and bring balance back into their life. First, you have to understand that there is no instantaneous fix that will put your life in balance. Since being in balance is constantly evolving for all of us, what you do to maintain balance must evolve as well. That said, here are definitions of and tips to strengthen the 5 areas of your life in order to help you create and maintain balance:
5 Problem areas, Causes of imbalance, and Ways to Strengthen
1. Boundaries
Cause of Imbalance: Not being able to say “no”
Over committing & feeling overwhelmed
Allowing something to go on or exist that you are unhappy about
Ways to Strengthen:
Identify what is important to you and stay committed to it; when something or someone comes up that is going to move you away from what you are committed to say no or negotiate to a place you are satisfied with
2. Priorities
Cause of Imbalance: A three or four page list of things to do that just keeps growing and growing
Don’t feel like you are in control of the list at all
Ways to Strenthen:
Move from a list of to do’s to a list of priorities. Rank and rate your to do list begin to schedule to do’s according to their priority and the time you have available. Rate and rank often as your priorities will be forever shifting.
3. Organization/ Time Management
Cause of Imbalance: Always late
Can’t find the simplest of items
Stacks of papers all around the desk
Ways to Strenthen:
If you can’t do it yourself get help from someone who can help you organize.
Schedule time to stay organized.
Keep all of your appointments (work & home) on one calendar.
Identify in advance how much time you need to prepare, travel, etc to make an appointment on time, work backwards from the appointment time, identify what you need to stop what you are doing and move to the next thing in order to be on time.
4. Tolerations
Cause of Imbalance: Items in your life you are putting up with (tolerating) that weigh heavily on your conscious. For instance: a copier at work that jams every time they use it; a report that they can never get to run the right way; or a broken knob on a drawer at home. This could be the cause of distress and imbalance and you don’t even realize it consciously.
Ways to Strenthen: Create a list of the items you are putting up with and wasting energy on for Home and for Work. Identify ways to resolve these items. You may find some to be small, simple, or easy and others that if touched will have an avalanche effect. Be aware of what you are getting into as you do it.
5. Self- awareness
Cause of Imbalance: Until doing the wheel of life assessment you may not have really thought about how to define balance and therefore didn’t have a starting point to understand what about the current situation was or wasn’t attributing to being out of balance.
Ways to Strenthen: Do the assessment on a regular basis. Continue to heighten your level of self-awareness. Do so with the positive notion that it is to ultimately improve your balance.
I once had a client say, “This seems like a lot of work. If this is what it takes to be balanced I’d rather stay frustrated and unbalanced.” Not surprising. It does take some work to create and maintain balance in your life. I would encourage you, as I did my client, to take one small step at a time. Don’t bite off more than you can chew. It only leads to disappointment and a higher likelihood that you’ll stop altogether. Put a realistic plan in place to strengthen one thing that will move you toward balance and when you feel you have accomplished it take on another item. Finding balance is not a one time shot with a miracle cure. It is a lifetime evolutionary process that must be openly embraced and maintained in order to constantly keep up with what balance means for you.
1997 - it was about keeping everything going, the article was
“Life is a Juggling Act”
1998 - simplify is the new trend, the article was “Keep it Simple”
1999 - forget simplify and use work/life balance as a recruitment
tool, the article titled “The Way to Enough”
2000 - balance was called into question with “A Living or a Life?”
and “You can do anything – but not everything”
2001 – continuing with the trend from 2000 was the article “Slack Off” which emphasized downtime
2002 & 2003 – balance went out of fashion
2004 - balance or rather a good questioning of what balance really is has come back with the article, “Balance is Bunk”.
Apart from magazine articles, balance has been a popular topic of discussion: in books, for organizations trying to understand employee satisfaction, at conferences, and in the news. I feel compelled to add in my thoughts on the subject. I’ve come to think the word “balance” is overused and not well-defined. I don’t know that we’re all talking about the same thing. Your definition of a balanced life may be someone else’s definition of chaos.
Here is a part of the Merriam-Webster Online definition for “balance”:
1. Stability produced by even distribution of weight on each side of the vertical axis
2. Equality between the totals of the two sides of an account
3. Equipoise between contrasting, opposing, or interacting elements
4. An aesthetically pleasing integration of elements
5. Mental and emotional steadiness
I want to focus on a few parts of this definition. First let’s look at the phrases: “contrasting, opposing, or interacting elements” and “integration of elements.” These suggest that there are multiple things to balance that may not always be in perfect harmony. The pieces that need to be balanced may be complete opposites and yet you have to find a way to integrate them into your life to be balanced. When you have found the mixture that allows for all of the elements in your life to be integrated you will have “steadiness, stability, and equipoise.” When the pieces of your life, or interacting elements, are not integrated well you will not have stability. For example, Tom was exercising 3-4 times a week for the past 6 months. It all came to an end when he took the lead on pitching a new piece of business. He left no time to exercise. Tom didn’t notice the first week, but after the second week his body ached a little. After three weeks of not exercising he felt tired and sluggish. Tom was less productive at this time when high productivity was crucial. When Tom used to exercise regularly he had more energy and felt better. Tom no longer felt like his life was in balance.
I want to clarify the phrase: “by even distribution of weight on each side.” This assumes we are talking about something that is two-dimensional. If I took this literally, the article might have been titled: “Got Work/Life Balance?” acknowledging the two-dimensional aspect, but as human beings with multi-faceted lives we must look at balance in a multi-faceted way. Balance changes for each of us from day-to-day; week-to-week; and so on. Your definition of balance must move with your movements lest you become unstable.
When I help my clients assess if their life is in balance, I ask them to look at every aspect of their life. Here is a quick way to do a self-assessment. The ten areas below generally represent all aspects of life. If I am the hub of a wheel, these are my spokes. If you are a visual learner, you may want to draw this as a wheel. Put “me” in the center and from the center draw ten spokes to make your wheel. Next to each spoke indicate your satisfaction level with where you are presently on a scale of 1 (not satisfied) to 10 (completely satisfied).
_____ Health/Body
_____ Fitness
_____ Profession/Career/Business
_____ Money/Financials
_____ Friends/Family
_____ Significant Other/Romance
_____ Physical Environment
_____ Fun/Recreation
_____ Personal Growth
_____ Spirituality
This is an opportunity for you to recognize where you may be out of balance and make adjustments. We may all have different numbers on each spoke depending on what balance means to us. It may also be that you have a short period of time where you do not feel as balanced. By actively assessing where you are, you can put those short periods of imbalance into perspective. It’s when we don’t pay attention to what balance means to us that we find ourselves constantly out of balance with no end in sight.
What does balance means to you? Is it a 10 on every spoke of the wheel? Do you feel your life is balanced today? If not, what needs to shift in order for you to find balance? If so, what do you need to pay attention to in order to maintain balance?
In my coaching work, I find that many of my clients struggle to maintain a balanced life. Typically it is a result of needing to strengthen one or more of the following 5 areas of their life: boundaries, priorities, organization and time management, tolerations, and self-awareness. So you are probably wondering what these clients do to strengthen these areas and bring balance back into their life. First, you have to understand that there is no instantaneous fix that will put your life in balance. Since being in balance is constantly evolving for all of us, what you do to maintain balance must evolve as well. That said, here are definitions of and tips to strengthen the 5 areas of your life in order to help you create and maintain balance:
5 Problem areas, Causes of imbalance, and Ways to Strengthen
1. Boundaries
Cause of Imbalance: Not being able to say “no”
Over committing & feeling overwhelmed
Allowing something to go on or exist that you are unhappy about
Ways to Strengthen:
Identify what is important to you and stay committed to it; when something or someone comes up that is going to move you away from what you are committed to say no or negotiate to a place you are satisfied with
2. Priorities
Cause of Imbalance: A three or four page list of things to do that just keeps growing and growing
Don’t feel like you are in control of the list at all
Ways to Strenthen:
Move from a list of to do’s to a list of priorities. Rank and rate your to do list begin to schedule to do’s according to their priority and the time you have available. Rate and rank often as your priorities will be forever shifting.
3. Organization/ Time Management
Cause of Imbalance: Always late
Can’t find the simplest of items
Stacks of papers all around the desk
Ways to Strenthen:
If you can’t do it yourself get help from someone who can help you organize.
Schedule time to stay organized.
Keep all of your appointments (work & home) on one calendar.
Identify in advance how much time you need to prepare, travel, etc to make an appointment on time, work backwards from the appointment time, identify what you need to stop what you are doing and move to the next thing in order to be on time.
4. Tolerations
Cause of Imbalance: Items in your life you are putting up with (tolerating) that weigh heavily on your conscious. For instance: a copier at work that jams every time they use it; a report that they can never get to run the right way; or a broken knob on a drawer at home. This could be the cause of distress and imbalance and you don’t even realize it consciously.
Ways to Strenthen: Create a list of the items you are putting up with and wasting energy on for Home and for Work. Identify ways to resolve these items. You may find some to be small, simple, or easy and others that if touched will have an avalanche effect. Be aware of what you are getting into as you do it.
5. Self- awareness
Cause of Imbalance: Until doing the wheel of life assessment you may not have really thought about how to define balance and therefore didn’t have a starting point to understand what about the current situation was or wasn’t attributing to being out of balance.
Ways to Strenthen: Do the assessment on a regular basis. Continue to heighten your level of self-awareness. Do so with the positive notion that it is to ultimately improve your balance.
I once had a client say, “This seems like a lot of work. If this is what it takes to be balanced I’d rather stay frustrated and unbalanced.” Not surprising. It does take some work to create and maintain balance in your life. I would encourage you, as I did my client, to take one small step at a time. Don’t bite off more than you can chew. It only leads to disappointment and a higher likelihood that you’ll stop altogether. Put a realistic plan in place to strengthen one thing that will move you toward balance and when you feel you have accomplished it take on another item. Finding balance is not a one time shot with a miracle cure. It is a lifetime evolutionary process that must be openly embraced and maintained in order to constantly keep up with what balance means for you.
Recruiting blogs getting a lot of press
The “recruiting blogosphere”, a community of blogs written by recruiters and human resources professionals, is becoming a powerful medium through which to recruit, vent and rave about the world of job hunting and staffing. There are now over 260 recruiting professionals who blog about the subject, according to http://www.recruitingfly.com.
“More and more recruiters and career professionals are realizing the power of blogging”, says Chris Russell the founder of RecruitingFly.com, a http://www.recruitingfly.com and vertical search engine. “Not only does it build their own personal brand but it delivers traffic to their web site, brings in new business and keeps them grounded in the fast-paced world of work”, adds Russell.
Interesting new blogs include Evil HR Lady, HR Thoughts and Generations@Work. You can find an alphabetical list of all recruiting blogs on the recruitingfly.com homepage.
Many bloggers have reported a variety of benefits associated with starting their blog. Joel Cheesman, who writes the popular recruitment blog Cheezhead, recently just snagged a deal with the employment web site JobCentral to become the primary sponsor on his site. The cost: $100,000 for 2 years. For that, JobCentral gets their name on just about everything he does.
Speculation is buzzing in the ‘recruit-o-sphere’ that more sponsored deals like this are on the way. “A lot of bloggers see dollar signs in the future”, says Russell.
RecruitingFly is also among the sites signing deals. Two recruiting vendors, WorkGiant and StaffITnow recently became sponsors. Companies of all kind are now recognizing that these kind of niche sites offer tremendous exposure and business development opportunities.
About RecruitingFly
RecruitingFly.com is a free directory and vertical search engine for recruiting & HR sites. Users can browse a list of blogs, read their latest posts and conduct keyword searches across all the blogs & popular recruiting sites in the industry. The RecruitingFly.com search engine crawls them nightly and indexes their content. We are the “fly” on the walls of recruiters.
You can also read the Recruiting Fly blog at http://recruitingfly.blogspot.com/
“More and more recruiters and career professionals are realizing the power of blogging”, says Chris Russell the founder of RecruitingFly.com, a http://www.recruitingfly.com and vertical search engine. “Not only does it build their own personal brand but it delivers traffic to their web site, brings in new business and keeps them grounded in the fast-paced world of work”, adds Russell.
Interesting new blogs include Evil HR Lady, HR Thoughts and Generations@Work. You can find an alphabetical list of all recruiting blogs on the recruitingfly.com homepage.
Many bloggers have reported a variety of benefits associated with starting their blog. Joel Cheesman, who writes the popular recruitment blog Cheezhead, recently just snagged a deal with the employment web site JobCentral to become the primary sponsor on his site. The cost: $100,000 for 2 years. For that, JobCentral gets their name on just about everything he does.
Speculation is buzzing in the ‘recruit-o-sphere’ that more sponsored deals like this are on the way. “A lot of bloggers see dollar signs in the future”, says Russell.
RecruitingFly is also among the sites signing deals. Two recruiting vendors, WorkGiant and StaffITnow recently became sponsors. Companies of all kind are now recognizing that these kind of niche sites offer tremendous exposure and business development opportunities.
About RecruitingFly
RecruitingFly.com is a free directory and vertical search engine for recruiting & HR sites. Users can browse a list of blogs, read their latest posts and conduct keyword searches across all the blogs & popular recruiting sites in the industry. The RecruitingFly.com search engine crawls them nightly and indexes their content. We are the “fly” on the walls of recruiters.
You can also read the Recruiting Fly blog at http://recruitingfly.blogspot.com/
Does your Human Resource department contribute to optimized costs and investments?
- and does your Headcounts help to align financial objectives? Employee costs are often the largest part of company expenses. Therefore executives seek to control employee costs and investments in various different ways. On the other side departmental managers hire to meet their units’ objectives.
Human Resources (HR) are in a unique position to seek and forward visibility to hiring decisions so that it can support both corporate and departmental objectives and accountabilities. Consequently executives, finance, and HR are looking for tools to manage headcount so that business unit decisions are aligned with corporate objectives.
Corporate headcount planning is dependent on many different business drivers e.g. sales and technology. HR needs to control on headcount so costs is aligned with what is required at all times due to the situation related to sales and new technology etc.
In turn headcount can be a driver for operational plans in other functions e.g. IT spending - like the number of computers or networks to purchase and deploy - is directly tied to headcount, which in turn drives IT helpdesk plans for staffing, infrastructure and training.
To achieve aligned headcount with business objectives at all time, headcount status needs to be updated periodically, providing an opportunity to revise headcount and others plans. This also makes sure, that costs are adjusted the best way possible continuously. Again this makes sure that key performance indicators, e.g. operational cost per headcount is optimized for maximum profit over time.
HR ensures compliance with corporate objectives via controlling on headcounts and corporate hiring policies. As HR update existing employee data, HR and staff managers must be aware of hiring policies. Business conditions may dictate an increase or decrease in headcount “predictions” or a shift in new-hiring policies, but no matter the situation the costs need to be controlled.
Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) are useful for managing current and historical employee information. Many HRISystems are very useful but they need to be simple and date controlled to be able to create really value added reporting over time. Many HRIS systems do not meet this crucial requirement.
ExcelHRM.com has developed a date controlled headcount reporting tool, which calculates headcounts in any given period of time, historical, present and future, via employee hiring and resignition data. Purpose is to show development in headcounts in a given period of time or headcount on a given date.
The tool maximizes the value in company management reporting and increases effectiveness and optimizes HR- and personnel processes. The tools are easy to use and requires only ordinary employee hiring and resignition data.
Human Resources (HR) are in a unique position to seek and forward visibility to hiring decisions so that it can support both corporate and departmental objectives and accountabilities. Consequently executives, finance, and HR are looking for tools to manage headcount so that business unit decisions are aligned with corporate objectives.
Corporate headcount planning is dependent on many different business drivers e.g. sales and technology. HR needs to control on headcount so costs is aligned with what is required at all times due to the situation related to sales and new technology etc.
In turn headcount can be a driver for operational plans in other functions e.g. IT spending - like the number of computers or networks to purchase and deploy - is directly tied to headcount, which in turn drives IT helpdesk plans for staffing, infrastructure and training.
To achieve aligned headcount with business objectives at all time, headcount status needs to be updated periodically, providing an opportunity to revise headcount and others plans. This also makes sure, that costs are adjusted the best way possible continuously. Again this makes sure that key performance indicators, e.g. operational cost per headcount is optimized for maximum profit over time.
HR ensures compliance with corporate objectives via controlling on headcounts and corporate hiring policies. As HR update existing employee data, HR and staff managers must be aware of hiring policies. Business conditions may dictate an increase or decrease in headcount “predictions” or a shift in new-hiring policies, but no matter the situation the costs need to be controlled.
Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) are useful for managing current and historical employee information. Many HRISystems are very useful but they need to be simple and date controlled to be able to create really value added reporting over time. Many HRIS systems do not meet this crucial requirement.
ExcelHRM.com has developed a date controlled headcount reporting tool, which calculates headcounts in any given period of time, historical, present and future, via employee hiring and resignition data. Purpose is to show development in headcounts in a given period of time or headcount on a given date.
The tool maximizes the value in company management reporting and increases effectiveness and optimizes HR- and personnel processes. The tools are easy to use and requires only ordinary employee hiring and resignition data.
SHRM Conference Videos and Pictures
Chris Russell, a recruiting blogger who runs RecruitingFly.com, has just published several videos, pictures and podcasts from the recent SHRM expo in Las Vegas.
Click here to view his SHRM coverage http://recruitingfly.blogspot.com/search/label/SHRM.
There are several videos from the expo floor as well as interviews with a lot of the vendors who made some news during the annual HR event.
RecruitingFly.com http://www.recruitingfly.com is a directory of recruiting blogs as well as a vertical search engine for searching the online recruiting industry. Enter a query and get results from all the top recruiting sites including hr.com, ere.net and recruiting.com.
Click here to view his SHRM coverage http://recruitingfly.blogspot.com/search/label/SHRM.
There are several videos from the expo floor as well as interviews with a lot of the vendors who made some news during the annual HR event.
RecruitingFly.com http://www.recruitingfly.com is a directory of recruiting blogs as well as a vertical search engine for searching the online recruiting industry. Enter a query and get results from all the top recruiting sites including hr.com, ere.net and recruiting.com.
Walgreens Becomes First National Retailer to Podcast Their Jobs
Trumbull, CT (PRWEB) July 23, 2007 -- Jobs in Pods, the web's first ever audio jobcast service, announced today that national retailer Walgreens has begun using its services for a new recruitment campaign which highlights the different career paths at America's fastest-growing retail pharmacy.
The first "jobcast" focuses on Pharmacist jobs and can be listened to at Jobsinpods.com (http://jobsinpods.com). Amanda Bidlencik, Walgreens' Manager of Pharmacy Relations represented the company during the interview. The eight minute audio details the role of a Walgreens Pharmacist and covers such topics as educational assistance, career advancement opportunities, benefits offered and how to apply.
"This is a great way to speak to the iPod generation of job seekers," says Chris Russell, the founder of Jobs in Pods. "Walgreens is bringing their jobs to life and connecting with today's job seekers in a medium they are comfortable with," he adds.
Shaker Recruitment Advertising & Communications, which helped plan the audio series, agrees. "Individuals consume more forms of media now than ever before. Companies need to be evaluating all possible media outlets that will allow them to connect with potential candidates. Podcasts are an emerging and targeted solution that will help Walgreens attract more right-fit candidates," says Chris Stone, a Digital Strategy Specialist with Shaker.
Walgreens also has other podcasts scheduled in the coming weeks. The other two will focus on Store Management careers and Hourly Associates.
Russell contends that today's generation of job seekers require a different approach to recruiting. "They don't like dull, corporate-speak. They require unique and creative methods of communication. iPods are also part of their daily life and any company which uses Jobs in Pods will have their podcasts available for download on the iTunes site." Jobs in Pods also gives employers the ability to embed these podcasts on their corporate career sites.
About Jobs in Pods
JobsinPods.com is a unique service that brings jobs and podcasts together. The site, which is also a blog, advertises your jobs through audio podcast interviews which they conduct over the phone with your HR staff & employees. The site is owned and operated by AllCountyJobs.com, LLC of Trumbull, CT. For more information contact us by phone at 800-399-6651 or send an email to info @ jobsinpods.com.
http://jobsinpods.com
The first "jobcast" focuses on Pharmacist jobs and can be listened to at Jobsinpods.com (http://jobsinpods.com). Amanda Bidlencik, Walgreens' Manager of Pharmacy Relations represented the company during the interview. The eight minute audio details the role of a Walgreens Pharmacist and covers such topics as educational assistance, career advancement opportunities, benefits offered and how to apply.
"This is a great way to speak to the iPod generation of job seekers," says Chris Russell, the founder of Jobs in Pods. "Walgreens is bringing their jobs to life and connecting with today's job seekers in a medium they are comfortable with," he adds.
Shaker Recruitment Advertising & Communications, which helped plan the audio series, agrees. "Individuals consume more forms of media now than ever before. Companies need to be evaluating all possible media outlets that will allow them to connect with potential candidates. Podcasts are an emerging and targeted solution that will help Walgreens attract more right-fit candidates," says Chris Stone, a Digital Strategy Specialist with Shaker.
Walgreens also has other podcasts scheduled in the coming weeks. The other two will focus on Store Management careers and Hourly Associates.
Russell contends that today's generation of job seekers require a different approach to recruiting. "They don't like dull, corporate-speak. They require unique and creative methods of communication. iPods are also part of their daily life and any company which uses Jobs in Pods will have their podcasts available for download on the iTunes site." Jobs in Pods also gives employers the ability to embed these podcasts on their corporate career sites.
About Jobs in Pods
JobsinPods.com is a unique service that brings jobs and podcasts together. The site, which is also a blog, advertises your jobs through audio podcast interviews which they conduct over the phone with your HR staff & employees. The site is owned and operated by AllCountyJobs.com, LLC of Trumbull, CT. For more information contact us by phone at 800-399-6651 or send an email to info @ jobsinpods.com.
http://jobsinpods.com
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