#8 Is This the Way the Way ... You'd Throw a Party?
November 8, 2023
Who here has ever thrown a party, especially a party at their home? Raise of hands.
- Your guests? How did you get them there? What did do/what did you tell them, to make them want to attend?
- What preparations did you make before they arrived? Did you vacuum? Get nice snacks and drinks? Maybe clean the bathroom up and spray air freshener LOL.
- And, what made them want to stay at the party? Or, prompted them to leave early?
Hosting “Work” is very much like hosting a “Party.” You want people to come, want them to attend. They expect a good environment for attending. And, you’d prefer they stayed, unless they were an errant party guest who we all feel would better off leaving (note: how did the errant guest get there in the first place?).
How in the world to do this? Got to put Best Foots forward (yes, I said foots).
Next time, how to get those foots moving.
Speaking with so many of you, I observe varying intel levels on how to best gain applicant attention, and convert that over to the hiring of qualified, happy workers - who stay on board at the company. Not every HR People Person I speak with feels they pull this off as well as they’d like to. And, that is okay, it is learned by experience. And, by making Changes. Enter … ME … this is my cup of tea, my type of jam, my natural forte … More than most because this is My Mission. Helping companies figure out their Recruitment Outreach Audience and the best ways to actually connect - no matter what that strategy should be or presently is. Seeking workforce is so much like throwing a party. Setting the Party Stage like a good party host, we’ll cover the how-to’s in steps, because it does require a chunky checklist. And, Step #1 is the Mighty Job Post. Homework until next time: How well do you feel you understand what applicant behavior, to narrow that down to a good applicant target audience? And, how would you present a successful job description to them, based on that?
A little bit about me: I’ve always thought that I could do absolutely anything. Period. I know a lot of people who also feel that way, and some who sort of feel that way … and some not. I'm here to share that "we" can do most anything, and definitely by helping each other and working together. Yes, our topic will now wind around “Ways we do things, to get things done right.” The vast majority of us have RTO’d, with good benefit from RTO (like environmental ambiance and social interaction). People have come back together by and large.. Big kudos to all you HR professionals, because you’re holding things together while still balancing challenges that are as tricky as Jello on a toothpick. Last I heard, there are 55% more job openings than there are unemployed workers to fill them (according to DoL). This means a tight labor market persists, with longer times to complete hires, and up against skill shortages. It’s more important than ever to understand the Current Labor Market and how to be successful slogging through it towards happy hiring. How do you move forward successfully against these challenges? I’ve distilled this concept down to one important age-old question, with input to help you gain on your challenges … a question that sheds light on all universal knowledge of understanding in the Recruitment World. That question is: How do you throw a party? Wow! Please think on that and we’ll blog talk more shortly. Thanks.