The Recruiter's Christmas Bucket List 2017

The Recruiter's Christmas Bucket List 2017

As another year in recruitment draws to a close, I thought we’d have some festive fun and celebrate our achievements of 2017 with a Recruiter's Bucket List competition.

The rules are simple - whoever has completed the most of the following activities this year wins. The prize is pride or shame, depending what way you look at it.

Tally up your score and stick it in the comments. How many have you done?

  1. Made an offer to the wrong candidate
  2. Surpassed into legend and had 2 of your candidates unexpectedly hired for a single role
  3. Received an inappropriate voicemail/whatsapp/direct message from a candidate
  4. Said something on the phone when you thought you were on mute
  5. Sent candidates to the wrong place for interview
  6. Accidentally sent your client/candidate/MD kisses in an email
  7. Been forced to dress up and visit clients as part of a poorly themed sales day
  8. Completed a call in an entirely fake accent
  9. Been repeatedly referred to as something other than your actual name
  10. Got so lost on the way to a client meeting that you didn't go
  11. Broken into the office after hours to do anything other than more work
  12. Been reduced to tears in the office
  13. Played any kind of sport in the office
  14. Told your boss you were off to a “client meeting” and ended up somewhere more enjoyable
  15. Been hung up on, and brazenly called them back with ‘I think the line was disconnected. As I was saying…’
  16. Made a joke that your client didn’t understand/took the wrong way/forced you to repeat
  17. Suddenly and inexplicably lost the ability to get your words out while on the phone, much to the amusement of surrounding colleagues
  18. Been made to laugh by a colleague while on a call to the point you had to place the client/candidate on hold
  19. Forgotten you’ve put someone on hold and left them hanging for a good 20 minutes
  20. Sent an InMail to a client and called them by the wrong name
  21. Forgotten to finish up a temp
  22. Survived an audit
  23. Done anything other than have serious, work-related meetings in the boardroom
  24. Dated a colleague
  25. Dated a client (kidding, that’s unethical)

Pop your scores/stories/evidence below. Anything else that should be on every recruiter's bucket list? Let me know and we'll factor it in for next year.

Oh, and I wrote this book if anyone needs a stocking filler for the recruiters/salespeople in your lives.

Merry Christmas. Here’s to next year troops.

J-Ney Antique

??At the forefront of Neuroscience ?? Marketing@IXICO

7 年

I thought I would be a serious offender but actually... 4 things out of this list I've done and they’re all really tame! Maybe I should step my game up with some of these! Nicely done

Valerie Cowan

Recruitment Consultant @ Valeco Recruitment | Recruitment expert delivering exceptional talent | Accountancy | Administration | HR | Sales | Marketing

7 年

That is brilliant Lauren :-) Love it and it is the story for our lives :-) x

Lisa McStay

Chief Operating Officer at C2

7 年

I've laughed all the way through reading this Lauren as I know how many of these relate to our time. So funny well done.

Oliver Chung

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner @Amentum | Inclusive Recruiting

7 年

Not all are me but know of people who have done . . . 26. Send a Candidate CV to their current company/manager . . . and got them an interview with their boss for the role they gave notice for . . . yip that's right. and no they did not attend. 27. Attend a client meeting, entering into wrong room and meeting only to notice mid way when nothing made sense. Blagging through the rest of it. 28. Booked client meeting in another city/country to go on holiday

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