| -link"> | | | | But the hiring manager can’t even walk down |
| | | | a clear hallway, in a perfectly air conditioned building, |
| For those too young to know who Aretha Franklin is, | | | | in casual business attire to meet the candidate |
| she was one of the top recording artists in the | | | | on-time. This is NOT respect for all the candidate |
| 60’s and 70’s. One of her all time best | | | | went through. |
| selling records (i.e. CD, iTunes, digital recording, etc. in | | | | Simple question, How long would you keep a |
| today’s world) was a song called, | | | | multi-million dollar customer waiting in the lobby? I |
| RESPECT. | | | | bet they would get your respect. |
| All Aretha wanted was, to give me just a little, | | | | Candidate’s desire your respect as much as |
| just a little, R. E. S. P. E. C. T. when I come home. | | | | you desire theirs. If you want to hire top talent, |
| (Author’s comment, I think it was this song | | | | respecting them from the first impression is |
| that taught most kids in the 60’s how to spell | | | | absolutely critical. |
| respect.) All most candidates want is, to | | | | Is your culture one that respects everyone? Is this |
| give me just a little, just a little, R. E .S. P. E.C. T. | | | | respect practiced by everyone? Does everyone |
| when I come in for an interview. | | | | know, how to show the proper respect for |
| Not a big request, considering it’s just a | | | | anyone visiting your facilities? Does everyone treat |
| little respect, not a lot. | | | | candidates the way they want to be treated if they |
| Here is one simple example of, just a little | | | | were the candidate? (CLICK HERE to get a free |
| respect. | | | | cultural assessment) |
| I have asked thousands of candidates in over 25 | | | | Granted, in today’s market conditions, the |
| years of recruiting, How long did you wait in the | | | | candidates are more flexible. However, when the |
| lobby before the hiring manager came to greet | | | | market changes to what it was two years ago |
| you? The average is between 10 and 15 minutes | | | | candidates will walk out. |
| late. That is not respect. | | | | Respect should not be related to the economy. |
| Think about it for just a minute. The candidate leaves | | | | Consider bringing, just a little, just a little |
| work early, drives for sometimes up to an hour, | | | | R.E.S.P.E.C.T to all candidates when they come in. |
| often in snow or rain, fights traffic, gets all dressed | | | | Retention of top talent is a critical issue for most |
| up and makes sure they arrive on-time. After all, | | | | companies. Top talent only have two choices, they |
| what happens if the candidate is even a minute late? | | | | either work for your company or your |
| Now that is RESPECT for the hiring manager and | | | | competitor’s. |
| their time. | | | | |