Richard Milligan asked a leader what percentage of their job was recruiting. The answer: 70%. Most leaders and recruiters don't realize how much time recruiting actually takes, so you have to ask directly to set clear expectations.
I was speaking at a live event last week and I asked the key person, the key leader in the room, what percentage would you say that the other people that report to you in this room is recruiting? What percentage of the role is recruiting? And she said 70%. Every jaw in the room dropped. Like, that's my percentage of my role and responsibility? Because there's a disconnect. Like, it's not being communicated. And so the challenge is that if I don't know what my role, what percentage of my role is and responsibility is recruiting, I need to ask that question.
