One of the nice things about most of the presenters at SHRM is they’ve got some passion about the topic they’re presenting on. They’re not HR practitioners in my classic definition of the word, but they’ve got passion.
Case in point – I took in a solid presentation on Monday from Jeremy Eskenazi on Consultative Staffing and Recruiting Strategies for HR Generalists. Jeremy had some good stuff and it was clear he was passionate about helping recruiters and HR generalists become consultants – check out my twitter stream from Monday for the play by play.
The only issue? If you listen closely to what Jeremy advocates, a less-experienced HR pro might become a lot more formal than the culture they operate in can tolerate – and that might clip a young pro’s career at an early stage.. It’s all about context and acting like you have more experience than you actually do…
Jessica Lee and I discuss below – also included in the clip is me catching up with Jeremy and asking him how to make a push for Service Level Agreements (known as SLAs to those of you that have been around big company America) in a less formal way that doesn’t get you killed/fired.
SHRM09 – On SLAs and Boxing Hiring Manager In… from Fistful of Talent on Vimeo.
Hey did you catch up to Jeremy in the mens room? There’s a bit of an echo there? I was expecting someone to flush.
On another side this is a great idea especially for HR pros who are trying to “break” into a good-ol-boys corporate culture.
Thanks guys!
Initially, I thought the SLA was one way – this is how you will hire coming from HR. Now I think I do agree that there should be an agreement between HR and the Hiring Manager. Establishing and documenting expectations is never a bad idea.