Today’s guest is Sam Baber, the VP Talent at Storable. Sam explains how to foster personal relationships within the workplace, warning signs to look out for when recruiting, lessons Sam has learned over his professional career, what makes a successful recruitment strategy, and much more. Tune in today to hear why empathy, compassion, and leadership are the keys to becoming successful in the executive recruitment space with today's expert, Sam Baber!
Key Points From This Episode:
- We find out what Sam is currently working on.
- What Sam’s team does in between recruiting people for new hires.
- Background about Storable and the services they offer.
- Current recruitment strategies and goals of Storable.
- Discussion about when people accept a job offer and don’t show up for work.
- If someone delaying their starting date is a warning sign.
- Sam’s approach to building a rapport with candidates.
- Reasons why Sam's recent recruitment campaign was so successful.
- Details about the ‘hidden cheques’ that Storable gives to their teams.
- How helping your employees to grow is beneficial for a company.
- Examples of books that have helped Sam in his professional career.
- The approach Sam takes to recruiting.
- The top tip that Sam has for new employees at a company.
- Advice for people seeking to enter leadership roles in the recruiting sector.
Tweetables:
“I think one of the key things for us is we put our large priority and investment of time in the relationship that the recruiters build with the candidates.” — Sam Baber [0:11:12]
“I just think it does fall on leaders to make sure you are providing an environment for folks to be creative, make mistakes but also get out of their way because they’ll surprise you almost every time.” — Sam Baber [0:19:52]
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management
Remembrance of Things Past: Volume I - Swann's Way & Within a Budding Grove (Vintage)