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If you haven’t watched Peacemaker, you should. Best show on TV. 94% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
👉Their “no a-holes” casting policy can’t be a coincidence.
When the story broke about their hiring process, I thought: “same.”
In Hirewell's early days, there was a handful of us. Too lean and busy to worry about the forward thinking stuff, like company values. Matt, Mark and the rest of our skeleton crew just knew we couldn’t deal with jerks.
So we didn’t.
Recruiting is hard enough, as-is. The job seekers are making high stress life decisions. They’ll make up their own minds, how they see fit. Yet your clients have high expectations and expect you to get it done.
No matter how good you are, things don’t always go your way.
It’s a grind. That’s the job.
👉What isn’t the job: Dealing with an a-hole coworker on a daily basis.
At the risk of overusing edited profanity, F that.
Anyone who’s worked in staffing knows that’s a big problem in our industry. (THE problem, imo.) All the old school, boiler room chop shops shove hard-sell, micro-managed tactics down their employees' throats.
Who thrives in those environments? A-holes. They’re everywhere. Then everyone around them gets jaded. Or quits.
👉Another one of the many Hills I’ll Die On™️: your customers see your culture in your product. Especially if it’s a service.
If you got a bunch of a-holes making everyone unhappy, your clients will feel that too.
And that’s why the staffing industry has such a bad reputation.
Back to Peacemaker. If there’s any industry famous for awful behavior, it’s the entertainment crowd. Unlike staffing, they have the advantage of film editing. But you can’t watch this show and not get the sense that everyone involved loved making it.
Take it from me. Or John Cena:
👉When you create your hiring strategy, a No A-holes Policy should be at the top of the list.
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