wants, needs & (recruitment) p*rnography (presentation given at recfest 2014)
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This was the presentation given to 100+ largely recruitment / HR professionals at the Reconverse RecFest 2014. The brief was to "challenge the industry" - so as a tech provider (we created HARBOUR ATS) we wanted to challenge people to be straight with each other. Cut through the BS, get the basics right and understand that what's being punted to them as "what everyone else is doing" is seldom actually based on anything other than PR and sales spin intended to generate the demand for services being sold. Seemed to go down pretty well. Probably won't work so well in this limited format though, so if you want to know more then please get in touch - www.harbour-ats,comTRANSCRIPT
Wants,Needs
&Pornography
A bit about my background
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And a bit about me “today”
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What I won’t be talking about
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But first – a demo
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So what do I mean by “Pornography”?
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Definitions
• Need : require (something) because it is essential or very important rather than just desirable
• Want : have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for.
• Pornography : printed or visual material containing explicit description or display of activity intended to stimulate excitement.
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HARBOUR LEAP Motion Integration
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Examples of historical industry filth
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Examples of historical industry filth
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But…
…a little porn isn’t such a bad thing.
• Grew the internet
• Fuels evolution & innovation
• Aspirational
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Open & honest
• GET THE BASICS RIGHT!!!
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Understand what’s driving your “wants”
• 88% of UK job seekers have used a mobile device to search for jobs in the last year.
– 70,000 visits – 22% mobile (13% phone + 9% tablet)
– 27,000 visits – 50% mobile (40% phone + 11% tablet)
– 106,000 visits – 32% mobile (16% phone + 16% tablet)
• 63% of HR Managers use video to interview candidates
Be self aware
understand why you think you need / want things
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Understand what’s driving your “wants”
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• Your wants may be another’s needs – their needs another’s pornography.
Understand what’s driving your “wants”
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Step one – ask yourself…
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My challenge to you
• Your “needs” should be clear, but can you honestly say you’ve nailed that level?
• Your “wants” maybe less specific, maybe harder to achieve, but ensure they’re:– Set out - & everyone’s aware of where they sit
– Clear on what’s deliverable
– Regularly monitored & reviewed
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My challenge to you right now
• Confess your insecurities (in a corporate recruitment sense)
• Is there anything you might really want to know?This is what today is about - ask your peers. Ask them NOW!
• Talk openly about RECRUITMENT porn experiences
– What have you tried that was disappointing / not for you?
– What was actually brilliant & you think others should “dabble in”?
– What do you fantasize about? (in a RECRUITMENT sense!!)
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Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position.
But certainty is an absurd one.
