If you are happy in your current position, what would it take to be happier?

As a recruiter, I generally spend my time speaking with individuals who may or may not be actively involved in a job search. Usually, a common initial comment I am faced with is, "I am pretty happy and not currently looking"; from a recruiters perspective this is a polite brush off. Professional Recruiters are not always seen in a positive light shall we say, so, unless there is a need or a compelling reason to speak with us most people choose not to engage. (What a missed opportunity to become happy!)

I am generally appreciative of the individuals' position but I being a recruiter my natural tendency is to gravitate to thinking just how happy are you in your role and how can I assist in helping you move from being happy to being happier? As I screen candidates on a daily basis, I am looking for strong communication skills. This is quantified as being the ability to articulate the skills necessary to be successful in the workplace. What are the challenges encountered while performing your work? How do you overcome them? Are they overcome-able? What changes have you been able to implement in the workplace that improve the internal processes and how does it affect the work flow in the environment? Are you knowledgeable of the tools that you are working with? Are you organized?

When a person can speak coherently about these things with an underlying passion; I get excited and enthusiasm also pours from my voice because I know I can help. I can also help others unable to quantify their knowledge to this extent. This just takes a little bit more effort on both of our parts to communicate and work to define it.

Being happy at work is a very important component of our lives and working with people that enjoy what they do is also important. I predominately recruit in the technical market for IT professionals. I have also recruited sales, marketing, engineering, field service and human resource professionals. I like to work with passionate people as clients and candidates. Feel free to bookmark my blog and visit regularly.

Cheers, I am out hunting for those that want to be happier professionally.