Hello everyone! I'm Robin Choy, CEO of HireSweet (a recruiting CRM that helps Talent Acquisition automate their outreach and nurture past candidates). Each week, I address various recruiting issues, such as recruiting outreach, interviewing, employer branding, and career management. My goal is to provide helpful insights to anyone interested in recruitment, whether you're an in-house recruiter, agency recruiter, freelance recruiter.
Productivity hacks for recruiters, Jonathan Kidder.
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Hi everyone, Robin Choy here!
In this new podcast episode, I had the pleasure of hosting Jonathan Kidder, a seasoned recruiter with over twelve years of experience in tech recruitment. But Jonathan is not just a recruiter; he's also the brain behind the insightful "Wizard Sourcer" blog and the author of "Productivity Hacks for Recruiters." Our conversation dove deep into how recruiters can level up their productivity game, focusing on concrete strategies, tools, and techniques.
Here are my two main takeaways from this episode:
1/ Time management is everything
Time management truly is everything. One of the most effective and simple methods discussed was time blocking. The concept is basic yet very powerful: just block specific periods in your calendar to focus solely on a single task, ensuring distractions are kept at bay. It’s basically like taking a meeting but with yourself. Ideally, you do time blocking Sunday evening for the whole week or in the evening for the following day. When time is blocked, your phone is away, Slack is closed, and you tackle the task. We often feel overwhelmed, yet I think we tend to underestimate what can be done in 4 hours of deep work per week that have been blocked in advance in the calendar.
2/ Measure what matters
I’m also a huge fan of this technique because “activity” or “work hours” doesn't always indicate progress. By focusing on specific metrics, we can better understand why the outcomes are what they are. For instance, many recruiters say: “Candidates no longer respond on LinkedIn”. But when we deep dive into it, the response rate is exactly the same as before. What has dropped is the number of messages sent per week. Data provides an objective lens, highlighting what needs adjustment. Sales have weekly (or daily) emails and cold calls target to tackle. Recruiters should do the same by measuring, for instance, the number of LinkedIn emails sent to candidates.
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Jonathan and I discussed a lot of other productivity principles during the episode. Listen to the full episode to find out more!
Have a nice week, and see you soon,
CEO of HireSweet
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