To achieve success in anything that you do, you need to have a solid strategic plan in place and that is the same in the world of recruitment.
Failure can be hard to deal with, so it is important that you turn your recruitment failures into successes.
Here at Selective Group we have come up with four ways you can achieve success and turn things around:
1. Face your faults
When looking for a new role, it is important to look back and reflect on your recent failures. Although you want to focus on your strengths, recruiters will want to see how you have managed your previous failures in order to turn them into lessons that shape future actions.
Being able to critically evaluate yourself and review why and how things have gone wrong in the past is something that a lot of employers value and respect. Speaking out about mistakes is always difficult, but being honest will help you in the long run. However, don’t just blame or others or be too hard on yourself!
2. Grow
Learning and growing from your mistakes shows others how you can adapt to difficult situations. This demonstrates that you can have resilience and the ability to keep up with the changing business world.
As soon as you become open to failure and the prospect of it, you can begin to look at things from a new perspective. Having experienced failure means that when you get your next opportunity you can tackle it in a different way. You may also have the potential to teach others your newly found skills – all of which is a creativity driver.
3. Open up
Opening up about failure can help to drive an innovative company culture, where employees are less averse to change and are more open to accept different ways of working. Opening up and asking for help means that you receive the correct advice and don’t have to suffer in silence – which most of the time ends in failure. It is best to break old habits and open up to those that can offer help and support.
4. Don’t be afraid of failure
Failure is a part of life and everyone has endured it at some point. However, the most important thing to learn from your experience is to not fear it. The way to learn from it is to face the fear you have head on, once you have tackled it, you will be able to again and again.
Your self-worth should not rest on being perfect 100% of the time, you should value your ability to accept when things go wrong and learn from your mistakes. Value your ability to accept that things do go wrong as this will help you succeed in your new job role.
For more information on Selective Group and how we can help you find your dream job visit our website or contact us today on 01235 462 900 to speak to a consultant.
