On the radio…

I’ve been working in the recruiting world since 2004 now which I guess means I have some credibility here.  I am not a recruiter – either a third party one, or one that works in a corporate HR dept.  Instead I market to them, talk to them, listen to them, and learn from them.  And it is with great pride that I can say, they seek me out to also learn from me. You see while they are an open and friendly group, they also often talk more to each other than outsiders.

Some in the recruiting sphere feel it’s important for recruiters to know more than just HR.  I agree.  I actual think recruiters and sales/marketing/pr have a whole lot in common.  I also happen to think that recruiters are at the forefront of understanding why the work world isn’t working for some high quality talent.  I believe they may be great catalysts to change corporate america.

So I keep talking and listening and fortunately people ask me to keep talking and listening…like last night on “Compassionate HR” on blog talk radio.  Margo Rose and I and Maureen Sharib talked work/life, HR, community and Sex and the City 2.  It was fun and informative as always I learned something and I hope the HR community and the work/life community did as well.