Sunday, January 30, 2011

Recruiters: Don't Forget to Breathe! (part 1)

Reducing stress and increasing revenue seem to be on many recruiters’ to-do lists this year, and I recently met two individuals who have an interesting perspective on how high achievers can do this. Dr Samantha Graham and Susan Taylor created http://www.stillnessreminders.com/; a social enterprise that encourages busy people to take deep breaths during times of stress. Deep breaths circulate more oxygen to the brain, which leads to rational and objective thinking. This lead me to identifying those common situations where recruiters would benefit from taking a very deep breath before (re!)acting…


A candidate backs out of your job hours (or minutes!) before they’re due to start.