Comments on: Recruiting: Art or Science? http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2009/07/recruiting-art-or-science/ Leveraging social networks, resume databases, and the Internet for sourcing and recruiting Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:48:52 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: smj http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2009/07/recruiting-art-or-science/comment-page-1/#comment-4025 smj Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:35:23 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=3452#comment-4025 Enjoyed reading your article. US Army in fact, defines recruiting as both Art & Science! Enjoyed reading your article. US Army in fact, defines recruiting as both Art & Science!

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]]> By: Boolean Black Belt http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2009/07/recruiting-art-or-science/comment-page-1/#comment-3995 Boolean Black Belt Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:34:43 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=3452#comment-3995 Kathy, Thank you for your comment! Judgment, creativity, and imaginative thought definitely contribute to the art of recruiting - they come from the "human factor" of the recruiting equation. You also touched upon empathy - which is HUGE in recruiting, in my opinion, and definitely cannot be taught (at least genuine empathy). Kathy,
Thank you for your comment! Judgment, creativity, and imaginative thought definitely contribute to the art of recruiting – they come from the “human factor” of the recruiting equation. You also touched upon empathy – which is HUGE in recruiting, in my opinion, and definitely cannot be taught (at least genuine empathy).

]]> By: Kathy Breitenbucher http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2009/07/recruiting-art-or-science/comment-page-1/#comment-3991 Kathy Breitenbucher Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:21:28 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=3452#comment-3991 Using your definition of art you are absolutely correct. But the dictionary also lists this as a definition, " the conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects". When I use the word "art", this is the definition I mean. I can certainly teach someone to ask a hiring manager to tell them a story about something good that happened on the job. I find this to be a wonderful technique to get at chemistry and culture issues when taking the details of a job and allow you to relay it to the candidate. But, when it is time to present, the recruiter may consciously use their skill, but may lack the imagination to really put that story to good use. In one training class a participant described a work environment in their story that turned everyone in the room off. It was a very engineering-oriented place and in a room full of recruiters, it sounded terrible. We had to them turn it into a viable presentation and understand what an engineer would find attractive about it. Those with strong imaginations and ability to step into other people's shoes did great. Those that couldn't, parroted back the story and weren't able to "sell" it. In my opinion, that is where the art comes in. Wow - it was easier to say that here than on Twitter. Thanks for the article - it is a fun discussion! Using your definition of art you are absolutely correct. But the dictionary also lists this as a definition, ” the conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects”. When I use the word “art”, this is the definition I mean. I can certainly teach someone to ask a hiring manager to tell them a story about something good that happened on the job. I find this to be a wonderful technique to get at chemistry and culture issues when taking the details of a job and allow you to relay it to the candidate. But, when it is time to present, the recruiter may consciously use their skill, but may lack the imagination to really put that story to good use.

In one training class a participant described a work environment in their story that turned everyone in the room off. It was a very engineering-oriented place and in a room full of recruiters, it sounded terrible. We had to them turn it into a viable presentation and understand what an engineer would find attractive about it. Those with strong imaginations and ability to step into other people’s shoes did great. Those that couldn’t, parroted back the story and weren’t able to “sell” it. In my opinion, that is where the art comes in.

Wow – it was easier to say that here than on Twitter. Thanks for the article – it is a fun discussion!

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