Tweet

The Physics of Recruiting- Be A Magnet for Talent

Guest post by: Trisha McFarlane

Article Overview: If YOU (as the recruiter, HR, or hiring manager) are being the magnet, then you should be able to attract the "right" candidates and repulse the wrong candidates. Are you with me? So, as you go through your slate of candidates, you don't necessarily want the candidates you think are saying all the right things. Anyone can practice to do well in an interview. What you need to be looking for are those candidates who have the experience on paper AND who can bring something different to the organization.

The Physics of Recruiting- Be A Magnet for Talent

Physics has always fascinated me.

Really.

I've never been labeled a brainiac, but I certainly have enjoyed learning and studying many of the topics that fall into the physics realm. I guess I didn't have enough interest to major in it in college, but Physics was my favorite class in my undergrad studies and I always made A's in Physics. One of my favorite studies was magnetism.

To understand magnetism, we have to first understand what a magnet is. Basically, a magnet is a material or metal that has the ability to attract some metals or it can repel another magnet. Magnetism refers to the force of attraction or repulsion that is caused by the magnetic field surrounding the magnet. Something about the fact that it is not just about attraction but about repulsion appeals to me. So here's where it gets interesting, magnets have a north pole and a south pole. In order to have attraction, opposite poles have to be near each other. If "like" poles are near, the magnetic force actually pushes them apart. Thus the theory that opposites attract.

From a recruiting standpoint, similar forces are at play. And, ifYOU(as the recruiter, HR, or hiring manager) are being the magnet, then you should be able to attract the "right" candidates and repulse the wrong candidates. Are you with me? So, as you go through your slate of candidates, you don't necessarily want the candidates you think are saying all the right things. Anyone can practice to do well in an interview. What you need to be looking for are those candidates who have the experience on paperANDwho canbring something differentto the organization.

That would be attraction.

I think that idea may be drastically different from what really happens most of the time. Hiring managers tend to hire like-minded people with similar backgrounds to their own. And although they would never admit it, they want to bring in little clones of themselves. The challenge is to bring in someone who will have similar goals to the organization but who has skills that complement those of your current staff. By doing that , you areATTRACTINGthe right talent andBEING a magnet.

What do you think? Am I right on or completely off target? Let me know in the comments....

Related Articles
  4 Building Blocks of an Effective Talent Management System
  Organizational Talent You Need To Succeed
  Tip of the week - Great recruiting takes great relationships
  8 Talent Building Lessons from the Miami Heat Coup
  Sales Recruiting --Sales Recruiter's Top Five Tips to Building a High Powered Sales Recruiting Machine
  Talent Management in Difficult Times
  Recruiting Sales Professionals: Sales Recruiter Reveals Three Key Ingredients Needed to Hire Top Sales Talent
  Most of the Time Talent's Not Enough
  A New Years Plan
  Fighting for Superstars
  Watch out for the Talent Shortage Iceberg!
  Recruiting Through Social Networking Sites
  Ten Tips for Recruiting Sales People Successfully
  Quick Tips For Hiring In A Recession
  LEADERS LOVE FORMULA : TALENT+ EXECUTION.
  How is your Quantum Physics? You may need it to Improve your Organization’s Performance!
  Technology Sales Search: Recruiting Vehicles Demystified
  Are you Positive or Negative
  A Network Marketing Recruiting System So Simple That Even A Caveman Can Do it.
  America’s Got Talent?

Article Tags: hiring manager, magnet, recruiter, slate



Related Forum Posts
Quote of the Day - ?"I've never met a successful entrepreneu - ?"I've never met a successful entrepreneur that didn't simply outwork all others. Talent is important, but the work ethic is a necessity." - Adam Braun (Pencils Of Promise)
HRPreneur - Hi everyone, I am new to the forum and I recently started my own Human Capital (HR) consulting firm called HRPreneur Inc. HRP focuses on making human capital a strategic differentiator for SME's. Below is a summary about HRP; Who We Are: HRP is a Human Capital consulting firm with 30 years of experience that becomes an extension of your company by providing a full array of services to help you create a highly engaged workforce focused on achieving strategic results in order to build a long lasting great company! Mission: HRP provides small and medium sized businesses a Strategic HR Business Partner to increase employee engagement, resulting in cost savings, increased productivity and results at an affordable rate! Vision: To inspire and warrant SME's reach their full competency! Cost Effectiveness: We provide over 30 years of experience at a fraction of the cost at a strategic executive HR business level You will save between 50% to 60% in costs per year on salary, bonus, benefits, training, office space alone We will provide you additional cost efficiencies through our services Services: • Strategic Human Resources Planning • Organizational Redesign • Change Management • Organizational Culture Development • Employee Engagement Programs • Leadership Assessment and Development • Compensation Design • Talent Acquisition • Assimilation and On-Boarding • Performance Management • Talent Management & Succession Planning • Human Resources Due Diligence • Human Resources Audit • Full Service HR Outsourcing
What is your hit ratio? - Like most entrepreneurs I have more ideas for where I want to take my business than I can handle. I believe in the "fail early, fail often" philosophy and try to find small ways to get started on a project to see if it has any legs. I would estimate that for every 50 things I try, most of them don't have an impact for me, 10 of them have a slightly positive impact, and 1 hits it really big. Some of my big wins over the past few years have been: * Learning the ins and outs of search engine optimization to drive traffic * Putting up and optimizing Google AdSense ads to monetize the website * Deciding to be the leader in profiling famous entrepreneurs online * Recruiting outside authors to help contribute to the website content (now have over 25,000 pages) * Creating the entrepreneur forums * Bringing on staff to help cope with the daily amount of work required to keep things running smoothly What is your hit ratio and some of your big wins?
Why A Project Fails? - Hello Everyone As the size and complexity of ones business grows, so does their need to effectively manage projects. I have been thinking about the major reasons why a project can go wrong and my limited experience comes up with the following. 1 Leadership: A project manager with leadership skills and not just management skills. 2 Failure to (Foresee and) Plan 3 Failure to Manage: Ineffective change management control methods. Unclear decision making guidelines. 4 Talent: Finding, allocating and developing people 5 Scope: Setting an overly ambitious or amibigious project scope 6 Alignment: When projects are not prioritized in alignment with the business strategy, or project members personal objectives are not in tandem with that of the project / company 7 Lack of Candor: Communication Breakdowns I would be interested in knowing everyone's thoughts on this, especially on ways to overcome the above mentioned obstacles. Cheers!
Re: What is your hit ratio? - [quote="Evan":2jfsvw6z]Like most entrepreneurs I have more ideas for where I want to take my business than I can handle. I believe in the "fail early, fail often" philosophy and try to find small ways to get started on a project to see if it has any legs. I would estimate that for every 50 things I try, most of them don't have an impact for me, 10 of them have a slightly positive impact, and 1 hits it really big. Some of my big wins over the past few years have been: * Learning the ins and outs of search engine optimization to drive traffic * Putting up and optimizing Google AdSense ads to monetize the website * Deciding to be the leader in profiling famous entrepreneurs online * Recruiting outside authors to help contribute to the website content (now have over 25,000 pages) * Creating the entrepreneur forums * Bringing on staff to help cope with the daily amount of work required to keep things running smoothly What is your hit ratio and some of your big wins?[/quote:2jfsvw6z] That's pretty impressive Evan! When I was younger it was probably 1/5 things i would try would work out. I would come up with 100 different ideas but only act on some of them. My biggest issue was not following all the way through, or having to much going on at one time. I read a quote today that fits with this idea. “A minute's success pays the failure of years.” - Robert Browning


Share this article with your friends. Fund someone's dream.

Leave a comment below or share on the left and you'll help support entrepreneurs in Africa through our partnership with Kiva. Over $50,000 raised and counting - Please keep sharing! Learn more.

Newsletter

Get advice & tips from famous business
owners, new articles by entrepreneur
experts, my latest website updates, &
special sneak peaks at what's to come!

Name:
Email:

Popular Articles

Leadership-A Daily Gift

Build Corporate Credit for Your Small Business

••••••>SEO Tip Of The Day: HTML Validation

Suggestions

Email us your ideas on how to make our
website more valuable! Thank you Sharon
from Toronto Salsa Lessons / Classes for
your suggestions to make the newsletter
look like the website and profile younger
entrepreneurs like Jennifer Lopez.