-: One thing I really love of my career
is talking with people, I get to work
with all sorts of different people.
Talk with candidates, find out what they're looking for,
find out what they like, find out what
skills they have and then trying to match that
into what we're looking for.
So it's kinda like building a puzzle.
I have this piece that's a candidate
and I have this piece that's my job
and I need to make sure that we are making sure
that those mesh to the best of our abilities.
And it's not only for the job, but also,
are they going to fit in with the team
that they're going to be working on?
Are they going to fit in with their manager?
Are they gonna fit in with our company culture?
Are they going to be motivated to do the job
or are they just gonna come in
and do the bare minimum to get a paycheck?
What kind of person is this person?
Why is it the best person, so really,
just kinda finding the best person
that we can possibly find.
That's what I really really like about my job.
It's gonna sound a little callous,
but I only have so much hours in the day,
and so I can't just be constantly be very patient,
hand-holding with candidates and that's the unfortunate side
of recruiting is that a lot of times,
I'm working with candidates that are just not qualified.
And sometimes, I'll get into work on a Monday morning
and I'll see that I've had 20 applications for a job
and only one of them is qualified.
And then I talk to that person
and then they're not a right fit.
So it's like oh, great, awesome, out of those 20 people,
nothing, so that could be very frustrating too.
And I'm working for our managers,
so our managers will then call me and be like,
hey, we just had 20 applicants, how many do we have?
And it's like, none of them are qualified. (laughs)
Then I have to look at different ways
to track applicants and calm the managers' fears too.
So that can be also very challenging too,
especially if their position's been open for a while.