Recruiting Strategies Quotes

Duke recruits the best basketball players. They don't recruit dunkers or highlight makers. They recruit good basketball players.

I look for something unique, and I look for people who haven't reached their potential. I think I'm pretty good at developing talent.

You know, if I've done anything right, it has been hiring the right people.

I think we can benefit from being in the ACC. It's a great basketball league. If anything, it helps our recruiting.

The reality is, for small businesses, there really aren't HR systems. Small businesses are rolling their own.

First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people.

I grew up an Urban Meyer fan. I loved the way he coached, loved the way he did things.

All I know is, there's nothing we can't do at Clemson. I don't have to go somewhere else to win at the highest level, to recruit great players, to have great support - I really don't. I'm just really fortunate.

You don't beat football teams. You outrecruit them.

Running a business and need more skilled workers? If you're not considering apprenticeships, then you're behind the curve.

I hadn't really worked in an office before Shutterstock, so I didn't have the experience of building a culture, nor did I understand how important that is for attracting and retaining the best talent.

Every company, regardless of size, is competing for the same pool of talent, which is why top recruiters can even command equity for finding key hires. Internships give startups a chance to hire the best and brightest from our universities at a fraction of the cost that these same minds will command when they receive their degrees.

If you want to hire the best people, the best people are already doing pretty impressive things. They have their life plans, their picture for what they want to be doing. To figure out a way in which those trajectories align really takes time.

In recruiting, you talk about anything and everything a recruit wants to talk about that seems relevant.

Talent is very hot.

I never thought that shoes would be the reason that you recruit players, but it's a factor. I think we need to get the shoe companies out of the lives of the athletes. I think we need to get it back to where parents and coaches have more of a say than peripheral people, but that's easier said than done.

The number one thing in recruiting in terms of making it a great job is players in your own area.

For most of the early hires you make in a startup, experience doesn't matter very much, and you should go for aptitude.

Gosh, all a kid has to do these days is spit straight and he gets forty-thousand dollars to sign.

I've adopted my grandfather's method of tapping talent. It's our ancestors' blessings and the vibe of the company which made actors enjoy working with us on projects.

We have to build that African-American offensive coordinator/quarterback coach that is going to be a head coach. I think that's our job as head coaches - to find those guys.

I'm a good special teams coach, and I can recruit.

I've given the idea a lot of thought and I believe it is a sound, logical course of action to hire a woman. The woman I hire won't be on the field blowing a whistle. She'll be in charge of academic counseling for the players and will do some recruiting.

Washington State was a tough recruiting spot.

My biggest fear is that we [Unilever company] at one point in time will not be able to attract the best and brightest [workers]. I don't worry so much about the business, the strategy. If we can continue to attract the best, I know they will ultimately figure out how to run the company in a very tough environment.