Any successful recruiter is good at three things: identifying prospects, manage a pipeline, and manage clients’ expectations. As a talent leader, your job is to develop and execute a recruiting strategy leveraging these three to deliver talent to the organization. Most talent leaders find themselves putting out fires and reacting to whatever crisis arrives during the day. Believe it or not, there is a way to supercharge your Talent Acquisition Strategy.
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Benjamin Mena on the Elite Recruiter Podcast to discuss how leaders can maximize results without adding more work. We spent some time going through the four principles of Sprint Recruiting:
- The Sprint drives efficiency
- The Business drives the priority
- The Work in Progress Limits drive focus
- Feedback keeps the progress moving
After Benjamin and I unpacked the basics of Sprint Recruiting, we spend some time discussing how you can implement the methodology at your firm. How do you roll this out to your team? What about your clients, how would they need to be trained?
We answer all of these questions and give you a preview to what you can learn in the Sprint Recruiting book.
If you are a Director or Manager of a recruiting team this is an episode to check out!
Apple Podcast: https://lnkd.in/g2qsYjk Spotify: https://lnkd.in/g4raZei

About me
and Sprint Recruiting

Trent Cotton is a highly accomplished leader and strategist with extensive experience in organizational development, talent management, and business operations. With a strong background in HR leadership, he has a proven track record of designing and implementing innovative HR programs that drive employee engagement, retention, and business performance.
As an experienced executive, Trent has worked with some of the world’s leading companies, where he has led and supported HR initiatives across a broad range of functions, including talent acquisition, workforce planning, diversity and inclusion, performance management, and employee relations. He is also highly skilled in HR technology implementation, data analytics, and HR process improvement, helping organizations to optimize their HR operations and drive business results.
If you follow his blog http://www.sprintrecruiting.com or have read his book, Sprint Recruiting, you would experience his raw communication style, his ability to build and lead high-performing teams, and his strategic mindset. He is passionate about creating workplaces where employees can thrive and grow, and he is committed to helping organizations leverage the power of their people to achieve their business objectives.
In addition to his professional experience, Trent is actively involved in his community and has served on several boards and committees supporting education, workforce development, and diversity initiatives.
In his free time, Trent has written two books: “The 7 Deadly Sins of HR” and most recently, “Sprint Recruiting”. He will be releasing “The High Performing Recruiting Team” in the fall of 2023 and “FutHRist” in 2024.
He’s an active participant in the HR Industry and is asked to participate in roundtables or provide keynotes for many organizations. His blog Sprintrecruiting.com reaches thousands of readers and provides unique insights on a range of recruiting topics.
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