Hishem AzzouzHost Of Recruitment Mentors Podcast

Best approaches to winning over business leaders.

Name: Best approaches to winning over business leaders.
Uploaded: 2025-01-23T17:01:05+00:00
Duration: 34 s
Channel: Hishem Azzouz
Description: In this segment, the speaker outlines a gentle, relationship‑building approach for engaging new hires or junior leaders at a target company. He advises…

23 Jan 2025 · 1 min

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In this segment, the speaker outlines a gentle, relationship‑building approach for engaging new hires or junior leaders at a target company. He advises starting with a soft, non‑hard‑sell message that acknowledges the person’s recent onboarding and praises the organization. After a few weeks, the speaker suggests a follow‑up that reiterates concern for the newcomer’s settling‑in, subtly introduces the speaker’s experience helping people make a measurable impact within the first 60‑90 days, and requests a brief meeting to learn about the team’s landscape. The overall goal is to build rapport, demonstrate value, and eventually secure a conversation that can lead to a business opportunity.

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It's always got to be soft to start with. You'd be silly to go directly into a hard sell, of course. You might even just start with a, "See, you've joined ABC Limited, they're a fantastic company, hope it all goes well." And then what I'll do a couple of weeks later or a month later is go in with, "Look, I hope you're settling in really well," and say, "Look, I've worked with many people in certain market, helped them make a real impact in the first 60 to 90 days of joining. It'd be great to grab some time to understand a bit more about the landscape of your team." It's not too hard, but it's It's getting hopefully something out of it at the end.