Creative Thinking The Recruiting Tool You Can Use Today

Creative Thinking The Recruiting Tool You Can Use Today You cant always use that same old system for every placement you make. Sometimes, youve got to change up your approach to make the win-win happen. Recruiting can be a wonderful thing. As anindependentrecruiter you make your own hours, work from wherever you want and choose whom you want to work with. Its notalwaysmangoesand sunshine, but its a wonderful feeling when you make that connection. A candidate gets a great job, your client gets a great new employee, and you get a nice sum of money. Thats a win win-win situation.I recently received an email from a former candidate whos on my Hot Opportunities email list. He welches asking if I ever worked with college students. His son, Kevin, was about to graduate fromVillanova.I wrote back Sure, send him over. I had a good conversation with Kevin. He seemed like a bright and passionate kid. He was very marketable but, unfortunately, not to my clients.Companies that are paying recruiters fees usually want the position filled yesterday and with a candidates that has at least a few years experience. Kevin did a summer internship at Google and wasnt graduating for another couple of months. This was going to be a tough sell.It took a creative pitch to the client You and I have been searching for senior devs for a while now at 120-160K. And we cant find any. Think of Kevin as a diamond in the rough. At 80K hes going to work really hard and hes very talented. In a few months hell be up to speed and I think youll get greater value in the long run from him than from the more experienced senior developers.Withina week I had Kevin interviewing with 3 of my clients. By the end of the following week he had 2 offers. He accepted one and was ecstatic. A week later, I received a wonderful thank you letter from his father.It feltgreat to make a family happy. Kevin can finish up his college graduation with theknowledgethat a great job is waiting for him.Lessons Learned1. An email list (like The Hire Syndicate E-Blastkeeps candidate relationships from dying out.2. College recruiting can work in some situations recruiting and shopping soon-to-be-grads can pay off.3. Create a win for both sides through creative thinking. Look at what both client and candidate want and then find a way to meet those needs.