Be appetizing, wildcard or stock company for talent

Joan Bartra
Adviser of strategy, development and internationalisation for start-ups and companies in Pimec, Foment i Acciò.
16 of November of 2022
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Recruitment process
Recruitment process

These months I have been privileged witness very closely of how is the process of incorporation to the labour world of a youngster no so young, super ready, so much to academic level like practical. A youngster that has made by his account and entrepreneur different projects by his account to the margin of the university to have previous real experience to his incorporation to the labour world, with some prize and recognitions, with languages and a person with values, etc.

Leave it here, not to follow.

After the almost 50 sendings of CV and letters of presentation totally personalised, of a profile in Linkedin very debugged and worked, to having done other so many contacts via Linkedin and also of direct form with directors of the companies, only the 5 more powerful companies, important and/or more referents in his sector answered him.

And you know what?

That besides they did it of a brilliant form, personalised, taking the telephone and giving orientations and facilities that he found work in other companies that perhaps yes had open positions. Even without having an open position offered to a face-to-face meeting. I say I that would be to explore and know closely the talent.

From among the smallest companies and less known, very exceptionally some of them answered personalized way or even called directly to appreciate him the candidature and the time that took to prepare it, in spite of not having an open square.

Other 40 companies, many of them with announcements published for a vacancy, to date have not answered neither reacted to the posts where the youngster asked them if they had received the information. In many of these cases the sending of the CV was in reply to announcements and that they had to be answered via the same Web of the company. At most it received some emails automated saying that they had received the answer and that would put in contact with him, without specifying neither dates neither terms, and to continuation broke it.

Then one thinks: "clear, is logical, exists a perfect correlation between image of mark, be referent in a market, be object of the wish of the candidates and the deal that dispense to the people. It is incredibly magic and surprising"

Logically now this youngster has to these 5 companies in the radar like aims very appetizing. And right now it would cost him quite resign and think in working for the others 40. If perhaps thinks that if in a future, in case of a lot of need or if they contacted him these companies, would demand them much more.

That is the radical importance of how the companies from inside treat to which look for work and besides do an effort and a very good personalised work. We do not speak of a sending crowded of CVs and of letters of presentation, but of which invest time investigating first on the companies, the people that there is behind, the values of the company and finally write and afterwards do not deserve neither a call or personalised answer.

Not answering can not be a question of fault of time. In this case practical the companies that answered of brilliant form were the most notable companies of the sector.

One case in a hundred? It has evidence that me no, neither much less. Circumstantially also lived does months the case of my daughter, that was seemed. 35 and beak CVs and personalised letters.

Also it arrived almost to assume that the normal is that the companies do not answer. But it rebelled to the end and it achieved it.

Put light and focus on how treat the processes of catchment of talent is a part very important of the image of brand of the companies, in addition to having a very positive impact in his surroundings, now that so much it is fashionable speak of the objective ODS.

Because we are speaking of people and the ODS speak of welfare of the person, no only of climate, plastic, peace or sustainability. When the people are well, his impact in the surroundings will be positive and with this help to the others 16 ODS.

It arrives a moment in that it seemed as if it splits of the companies have taken the of the ODS like object of commodification. At all further of the essence of what are and has to be.

The time will say which happens with these inconsistencies and with these companies.

About the author
Joan Bartra

Juan Bartra

Adviser of strategy, development and internationalisation for start-ups and companies in Pimec, Foment i Acciò.

Graduate in Economic and MBA by ESADE, with certifications in coaching conscious and in models of cultural transformation and a passionate and in continuous training from 2009 in subjects of People & Develop personal and cultural and Models of business. Founder 'Purpose & Commitment' contributing methodology and tools to contribute to that the people and the companies are connected bidirectionally by high levels of commitment. His professional career has developed in Pepsico (financial area), Direction of projects for the European Space Agency (THIS) in New Space Technicians S.To, General Direction in Mexico of Instrumentation Laboratory (Boston, MA) in the market of the clinical diagnostic, Regional Direction east Countries of Europe in Werfen Group (Vienna, Austria) and Direction of subsidiaries of Europe in Werfen Group (Barcelona) in the sanitary market and of Sciences of the Life.
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