You're a decent person, and you care about
others. So how do you deal with the growing number of
job-seekers who show up at your door?
With kindness and
grace, I hope. You may not be able to find everyone a
position—which is true even in the best of times—but at the
very least, you can show them respect and offer some
professional guidance.
I remember my first recession as a recruiter,
and the impression it made. The same candidates who wouldn't
take my calls a year earlier were suddenly stacked up in my
office, laid off from their salary-inflated positions.
At first, I felt a tinge of schadenfreude, that devilish
pleasure we sometimes feel from seeing the people who snubbed
us suffer. My, how the mighty have fallen!
Simple Acts of
Service
Fortunately, my better
angels prevailed, and I quickly began to feel compassion for
my candidates. Of course, there was a commercial component to
my change in attitude. From a practical standpoint, I realized
that our fortunes were joined at the hip. Fewer jobs for them
translates to fewer paychecks for me. We're all in the same
boat, with mortgages to pay and kids to feed. (Or is it the
other way around?)
So, what can you do to help your candidates,
even if you can't find them a job? Here are some ideas:
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