I have been thinking about articulating and sharing this for a few weeks, but I'll be honest- I have NOT been that person who has taken up a new hobby, discovered my secret passion for scrap booking and hand woven 3 new quilts for orphaned kangaroos.
 

No, just like you (or at least, some of you), the last few weeks have made me tired. Our country is going through a huge amount of change, our industry is going through a huge amount of change, everyone else's industries are going through a huge amount of change, and we're all but trapped inside, for 90% of the day.

CHANGE IS HARD! Like, really really tiring stuff! However, within all of this change, those of us in sales and services are doing everything we can to keep our businesses moving, our staff busy, and people in jobs. One silver lining in recruitment is we are wonderfully positioned to help in this time of crisis- but that does mean going out and finding opportunities for employment that we can put candidate's into.

We (recruiters) know you're all struggling too. We know you're having to handle all of this change too. We know that along with all of this change and uncertainty, many of you also have to juggle home schooling your kids and doing your jobs at the same time (shout out to many parents I've spoken with who are doing 14 hours days to make it all happen), and for many of you, recruitment is the last thing on your plate, so I want to say this....

THANK YOU.
 

• Thank you for being gracious and kind to recruiters.
• Thank you for chatting with us, and letting us chat with you and hear how you're going (we're extroverts- we miss you!).
• Thank you for letting us offer to help however we can, and taking us up on our offers when you need help.
• Thank you for telling us you'll check on that job vacancy to see if you can use recruiters, or telling us we're all in this together and we all need to help each other, and not telling us we're horrible for doing what our job requires of us, even though at the moment that feels pretty hard.
• Thank you for treating us like humans who are also struggling.

Many recruiters have been laid off or stood down in the past few weeks, and as an industry we're all feeling the stress and pressure of those decisions. This is not a fun time for anyone, but your good will and consideration is worth its weight in gold to help us keep on helping those that we can, and make sure we still have juice in the tank to home school our kids, keep showing love to our families and loved ones, and generally keep on keeping on.

This too shall pass, and we all have our part to play in making sure we all get through this. Thanks for the part you've played for us :)

By: Carrah Jordan