-: I did not study to be a recruiter
and I didn't have experience in recruiting
before I did this job.
What I did have was experience in my field.
And I think that that has been more valuable
than an education or background in recruiting,
because I'm able to tell people authentically
what it's gonna be like to do this job.
So I think if you are interested in recruiting
it's a really good idea
to do the job that you're recruiting for
so that you understand it inside and out,
and you can genuinely explain that to people
who may be interested in doing that job.
In addition to that, I think learning about
what the current workforce labor needs are,
and strategizing about that,
and working with your company
to see if you'd be a valuable candidate in that position.
Things that jump out on a resume to me are
specific ways that a person has creatively
solved problems at their organization.
The way that you've collaborated with your team members
to improve the lives of the people that you're serving
or improve the kind of services that your company provides.
I'm really interested in kind of some specific examples
of how people contribute to their teams.
I often think back to my psychology and sociology courses,
specifically related to conflict resolution.
That's what I hear a lot about from our employees right now
is that they wish they'd knew more about
handling any kind of conflict in their current workplace.
Conflict is really scary but it doesn't have to be.
So I think if you can take classes while you're in college
to start learning about how you and your body feels
when you start to experience conflict,
as well as strategies of dealing
with other people of how to resolve that.
It's been really beneficial
in pretty much every area of my life.