Victoria McBean

I would say endurance. My endurance and my positivity. Recruitment is not always the easiest job because it is such a grind and emotionally heated at times. Just endurance and knowing that you're doing the best that you can, and that your decisions or your support as you move candidates through the various phases is really impactful and meaningful, and never losing sight of that. And the positivity, because if I know I'm positively impacting people and putting them in the right roles, I wouldn't necessarily enjoy my job as much either.

I think the best advice that I've ever received is I had this one leader say to me one day, just because you haven't done it before, doesn't mean that you can't do it, and I have full faith in you. So I think that advice was something that I've really taken to heart. Because I hadn't done one task, or they had me building out reports and such, and I'd never done that before. Doesn't mean that they didn't feel fully capable in my ability to do it.

I would say don't let the people scare you, and that might sound strange, but honestly, I'm somebody who came from possibly a more timid background, where I was I wasn't as vocal in my youth, but what I would say is, not to let that stand in your way. Obviously, there are times when people will get very emotional, at least in my industry, and you have to take it very calmly, and approach them with care, and make sure that you find the right resolution, because, you know, people can get heated, and that can become stressful, but just knowing you're doing your best and keeping the cool, I'm sure you will succeed.

I would say the opportunities is you know, AI is definitely taking over. See how you can use that as an added benefit to your recruitment, not to replace your recruitment strategies, but as an added benefit. A lot of time in recruiting is taken by things like recruiting resumes, or scheduling interviews, so finding ways to expedite those, not erase those, but expedite them. I know I use scheduling apps as one that my candidates can choose time that works best for them... I would say that along with we have AI now that can review resumes and say, hey, I think you should apply, and then using them once they apply, reviewing them manually, making sure they are a good fit, and then proceeding. So I think AI has so many countless opportunities to add benefit, as long as you're not replacing that one-to-one personal touch, of course.

I would say top ones would be honesty and transparency. I'm always here to support my team, to support my company, my family, and, like, in return, for me and my devotion, I always just like to make sure that we're all being upfront and honest. Like, say, in the workplace, I want to be up front with any candidates and say, hey, I actually think, while this role might not be the best fit, I have another role that might be a better fit, and I would rather see you succeed than see you in a role that maybe you want, but aren't necessarily ready for yet, but this would get be ready for it. Like, I'd rather have that kind of honesty and compassion, in either workplace or at home to help somebody grow than just sending out, you know, an email or a note saying, maybe now's not the right time.