Personal BrandingFrom a Headhunter or Sourcer Perspective

Docent and Career Specialist Tina Persson

The Digital World and Me!

• The ”Selfie” image?

• What can ”Selfie” bring to me as Scientist/Researcher?

• Personal Branding perspective compared to CV or Resumé

• How are Recruiters/Headhunters Googling YOU? What ia a Sourcer?

The mindset of a Headhunter

A Headhunter is a person that work goalfocused and strategically depending on the situation. But, they all have one thing in common! They need to bring the money in!! Every month!

So, the question is: How can you help the Recruiter to earn his salary?

YES! Thats what it is about! How do YOU help the Recruiter!

The mindset of a Headhunter

Rule 1. They are buissy bringing the money in so please do NOT annoy them…

Rule 2. What ever YOU do! Stay Professional! They are NOT your best friend or workingmate

Rule 3. Never ever! Talk badly about them or any other recruiter or headhunting company!

Rule 5. It is about Networking! And how to stay Tuned with people with a big Network

The mindset of a Headhunter

A Headhunter job:

1. Connecting candidates with presumtive companies

2. Activ Recruiting!

3. Passive Recruiting!

4. Building Pools of presumtive candidates

5. Most Headhunters are Specialised witincertain areas/fields

6. A business driven Profession

The mindset of a Sourcer

Sourcing IS the FUTURE Headhunter!

They are highly skilled in using Social Media tools to find and identify attractive Talents.

In the ”Cyberworld” they are identifying, connecting, networking and buildingrelationships with presumtive candidatesthus creating pools of attractive Talents (Retention).

Aa a Talent YOU are kept under Retention thus it is up to both YOU and the Sourcer to Stay Tuned!

The Mindset of a Sourcer

When working through Recruiting AgenciesYOU need a Strategy!

1. Figure out how they are working!

2. What industries are they collaboratingwith?

3. How modern are they?

4. Do YOU like the Recruiters in that specificAgency?

5. Step out of your Comfort Zone!

6. People Do see YOU and do not be surprised if someone find you! That YOU did not know about

Building your Personal Brand

Your Personal Brand is: What people thinkand say about you when you not in the room! – Jeff Bezos

OR! Your Personal Reuptation

A person with a strong Personal Brand:

1. Weknesse and Strenghts

2. Personality

3. In control with a vision

4. Power and Influence media flow

Building your Personal Brand

Hard Skills and Soft Skills!

1. Hard skills is what you learn as Researcher and PhD – techniques, methodologies, writing, reading, analysing facts/numbers, general tools…

2. Soft skills is who you are as person. PERSONALITY! As well as Interests, values, ethics, life style etc

3. What do YOU want?

Who will higher YOU?

1. Most probably YOU do NOT know!

2. Someone that know someone

3. It is usually a 3rd connection in yourNetwork

TIPS!

1. Never exclude as YOU do NOT know a persons connections and/or contacts

2. Have as many 2nd second connections as possible

3. Do not stress your 2nd connections as youmight scare them away!

Towards YOUR new Job and Life Style

Questions:

1. A job! What is a furture job?

2. Many jobs?

3. Your own Company or Cool Company?

4. What is YOUR first step? In YOU Personal Brand?

Work Session

1. Picture your dream job! No limits only possibilities

2. Is there anything that stops you from doing what you want?

3. On a scale 1-10 how up to date are you with social media? And the Labour market?

4. Picture a mountain! Where on the mountain are you?