Hishem AzzouzHost Of Recruitment Mentors Podcast

The most successful recruitment professionals & entrepreneurs have way more humility than ego.

Name: The most successful recruitment professionals & entrepreneurs have way more humility than ego.
Uploaded: 2021-12-20T10:55:33+00:00
Duration: 1 min 17 s
Channel: Hishem Azzouz
Description: In this podcast monologue, Hishem Azzouz shares a key insight drawn from interviewing over 80 recruitment professionals and entrepreneurs. He observes…

20 Dec 2021 · 1 min

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In this podcast monologue, Hishem Azzouz shares a key insight drawn from interviewing over 80 recruitment professionals and entrepreneurs. He observes that the most successful recruiters and recruitment entrepreneurs exhibit far more humility than ego. They openly admit when they don’t have all the answers and are willing to ask for help—whether it’s seeking non‑executive talent, consultants, or advice on specific skill gaps. This willingness to seek assistance contrasts with the common industry stereotype that recruiters are driven by ego. The insight challenges that perception and highlights humility as a hallmark of top performers in the recruitment field.

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Over the next couple of days, I'm going to share 3 key insights that I've taken having interviewed over 80 recruitment professionals and recruitment entrepreneurs this year on the podcast. So the first one hopefully will come as a surprise to you, but for me it really isn't a surprise. The best recruiters and the best recruitment entrepreneurs that I've interviewed, that I've met, possess way more humility than they do ego. One of the most popular questions that I've had in my inbox this year has been from recruitment owners reaching out to me saying, hey Hishem, do you know any great non-executives? Do you know any great consultants that I can speak to that can really help me scale my recruitment business? I don't know all the answers, I'm willing to get help and ask for help. Do you know anyone that can help? And that's accompanied with top performers, top billers, who end up in my inbox asking if I know anyone that can help them with a certain part of their recruitment skill set and something they want to improve on. Although the industry doesn't have the best rep for people thinking that everyone has egos in the recruitment industry. For me, I think the best recruiters, the best recruiting entrepreneurs really possess way more humility than they do ego. And that's the first key insight that I've taken from this year's conversations.