“All of us need to understand the importance of branding. We are CEOs of our own companies: Me, Inc. To be in business today, our most important job is to be head marketer for the brand called You.”
– Tom Peters
It’s Not A Fad
The notion that individual recruiters don’t need to worry about their brand as long as they work for, or represent organizations with a strong brand, is a fallacy. Success as a recruiter is ultimately about credibility and hustle…and the tools of the trade today are digital.
Some may feel that since they’ve been recruiting for a long time and have always been successful, they do not need to focus on their brand. That approach will prove to be a costly mistake. Clients expect their recruiters to be current, contemporary leaders in the industry. To say that simply because they have been doing something for a long time has nothing to do with being good at it.
Are you with me?
Getting Started Is Easy
There is good news for any recruiter that claims to be too busy, too private, or too lazy to get their own brand moving forward. It’s easy to get started, as long as you do one thing…
Start!
Odds are you already have a LinkedIn profile, and maybe have a twitter account too. Hopefully you’ve gone further and are rocking a snapchat story every day. These channels can be very powerful outlets for you to distribute content.
What’s that? You don’t have any content to share? Um, yes you do! Here’s a quick list of content that you can begin sharing today.
– post your organization’s content
– post your client’s content
– post your candidate’s content
– post general thought leadership
– post industry thought leadership (Healthcare, HR, I.T., Finance, etc.)
– post YOUR content
You officially no longer have an excuse.
How About You
You’re already working hard. But without the digital credibility, you will forever be lost among the masses of “professional recruiters” out there. Why would a client listen to you? Why would a candidate listen to you?
It’s time to step up. Let me help.
I’d love to hear from you.
No Excuses.
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