Recapturing Your Recruiting Roots in 2025 “Wounds Heal; Scars Last” --A Ten-Part Series-- Part Six by Bob Marshall May 13th, 2025 Part Six – The Second 8: Core Qualities Every Great Recruiter Must Have Last week, we looked at the first eight must-have traits of successful recruiters. Today, we’re diving into the next eight—these are…

Recapturing Your Recruiting Roots in 2025 “Wounds Heal; Scars Last” --A Ten-Part Series-- Part Five by Bob Marshall May 6th, 2025 Part Five – Qualities They Must Possess – The First 8 Now, what qualities must our recruiters possess?  I believe the first five are absolutely essential. They must bring these to the table.  Those…

Recapturing Your Recruiting Roots in 2025 “Wounds Heal; Scars Last” --A Ten-Part Series-- Part Four by Bob Marshall April 29th, 2025 Part Four – What Are Recruiters – Part Two 4.  They Are Master Negotiators. Great recruiters don’t just "set up interviews" — they prepare, educate, guide, debrief, buffer, and lead every step of the…

Recapturing Your Recruiting Roots in 2025 “Wounds Heal; Scars Last” --A Ten-Part Series-- Part One Preamble by Bob Marshall April 8th, 2025 For many of our recruiters, these last few years have been difficult, even transforming.  They have prompted Recruiters to change, and not for the good. Recruiters have fallen in love with Sourcing, thinking…

Recapturing Your Recruiting Roots in 2025 “Wounds Heal; Scars Last” --A Ten-Part Series-- Part One by Bob Marshall April 8th, 2025 Part One Domestication – Part One "Have you become domesticated?" Over the past few years, many recruiters have faced unprecedented challenges—economically, professionally, and even emotionally. These pressures have not just changed the way we…

Recapturing Your Recruiting Roots in 2025 “Wounds Heal; Scars Last” --A Ten-Part Series-- Part Three by Bob Marshall April 22nd, 2025 Part Three – What Are Recruiters – Part One First and foremost,… They Are Marketers. Successful recruiters are, above all, proactive marketers. They make daily marketing—or sales—calls. This is the first key to…

Recapturing Your Recruiting Roots in 2025 “Wounds Heal; Scars Last” --A Ten-Part Series-- Part Two by Bob Marshall April 15th, 2025 Part Two – Domestication – Part Two "Have you become domesticated?" Sometimes I wonder if today’s trainers have lost sight of what real recruiting is. There’s a growing emphasis on sourcing techniques—or worse, employment…

Mike Crosswell, during the late 1990’s, was the owner of Blue Arrow; the UK’s largest privately-owned staffing organization. I met Mike at that time because he was on the Board of Advisors of the same company who had relocated me from San Diego to Atlanta to become their VP of Corporate Development (Trainer). We had…

Goal Setting for 2023 --A Seven Part Series-- Part Seven by Bob Marshall November 1st, 2022 Revisiting The Yearly 6 Essentials These are the six main activities you need to implement, on a daily basis, to be successful recruiters.  When goal setting, you need to remember these gems that were handed down to you from…