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Going Beyond Resumes

A Dialogue of Meaningful Human Relationships

Creating strong connections with potential, current and past talent has become even more important in a job seeker’s market, particularly as platforms like The Muse have enabled the rise of the passive candidate.

“Employers have to organize around a candidate rather than a job posting,” Srinivasan said, meaning relationship and context is “everything.” A hiring manager directly contacting a passive candidate, for example, may encourage the potential employee to think differently about the opportunity.

“And because the market for talent remains super competitive, any recruitment is really a two way dialogue,” she added.

By Nollind Whachell

Questing to translate Joseph Campbell's Hero’s Journey into The Player’s Handbook for the roleplaying game called Life, thus making vertical (leadership) development an accessible, epic framework for everyone.

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