Alcestia Consulting

𝐈𝐬 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝟑𝟔𝟎º 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫? 🌏 👇 Over the past year, I have noticed a significant increase in adverts for 360º Recruiters. And it is alarming how many of these roles are asking for Business Development and/or sales experience, with creating your own client portfolio often listed as a responsibility. Let me be clear: ✅ The concept of "Recruitment 360º" involves managing every stage of the hiring process: - Identifying Hiring Needs 📑 - Sourcing Candidates 🔎 - Screening and Shortlisting 🧐 - Interviewing 🙎♂️ - Offer and Negotiation 💎 - Onboarding 🎯 And that's all. But that's already a lot, and it implies more. If you are also expected to approach potential clients and attract them, you are essentially operating as a freelancer. And if someone else is managing your fees in this situation, they are taking advantage of you. No matter how they frame it, if a company is asking you to do everything, you don't need them. Dear fellow recruiters, I'd love to hear your opinion 🤔

𝟓 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐩𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝟏. 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 - She took time to care for herself during this life-changing period... and became more resilient! 𝟐. 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 - They decided to stay home to enjoy (and navigate) the start of their new family life. They've surely gained patience and organizational skills! 𝟑. 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 - After challenging work experiences and burnout, they dedicated time to self-care. Now, they're ready and rejuvenated! 𝟒. 𝐅𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 - They were acquiring knowledge and skills that can now benefit your team! 𝟓. 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 - While expanding horizons and gaining diverse perspectives, they became more autonomous and better team players. Dear hiring managers, if you see gaps in resumes but identify the skills and experience you need, please give people a chance to explain their personal journeys. You might be surprised! P.S. "Aunting" is also a thing, shall I take a break? 😅

𝐋𝐮𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐚 𝐅𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞: 𝐀 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧'𝐬 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲! 🏆 📛 Criticized for selecting very young football players for the Spanish National Team. 📛 Criticized for keeping "too old" football players in the Spanish National Team. 💚 𝑳𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕, 𝑳𝒖𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒆 𝒍𝒂 𝑭𝒖𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒋𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒚. So... if you are currently building a team: 👉 Choose wisely. 👉 Combine passion and discipline. 👉 Trust your instincts - Even when others doubt you 👉 Believe in the process!!! If you’re looking to create a winning team, take a page from De la Fuente’s playbook. He saw the potential, trusted the process, and now Spain is celebrating another victory! 🥳🔥

𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫: We need an experienced candidate. 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫: We need a bigger budget. 𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫: We can't increase the budget. 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫: Have you considered junior candidates? 𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫: But we need experience. ...𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰 𝘪𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯. Meanwhile... Junior candidates are becoming experienced employees in companies that decide to give them a chance to grow and shine. There are people with potential out there. Don't undervalue them—you might be missing the Lamine Yamal of your team 😜 𝐏.𝐒. Arriba España! 🔥

Returning from my holiday in Greece yesterday, I found a missed delivery notice from Correos stating that I needed to collect a parcel. 👭 My friend Clara and I live far away from each other but she has seen my ups and downs since I started working as a freelancer so she decided to send me a t-shirt listing the struggles of a freelancer in a comical way. You might think it's just a white T-shirt with some silly sentences, however whit this small gesture, my friend supported 2 people: Me and the creator of the T-Shirt, who is also her friend. Receiving this t-shirt lifted my spirits, just as much as discovering that one of the seeds I brought from Amsterdam, which I left as a plant 10 days ago, had blossomed into a beautiful Sunflower. 🙄 I hadn't planned to become a freelancer so soon, but I had thought about it. Day and night. For a very long time. Each time, I dismissed the idea because I "needed more experience". And what is freelancing if not a rollercoaster experience? When a company I wanted to work with suggested that it would be interesting for them to hire me as a freelancer, I didn't hesitate. They knew what they wanted, I knew how to do it, and despite the usual recruitment challenges, it started smoothly. However, I found myself deeply embedded in the company, not truly living the freelancer life. The real challenge came when that journey ended (or paused). I wanted to do more. I had to do more to succeed as a freelancer. And I started taking action: 👉In January I began networking. 👉 In February I attended Webwinkel Vakdagen in Amsterdam (yeah, that's when I bought the seeds) to network more, seizing the opportunity as I had a dance event there 😉 👉 In March I landed new clients (and a very challenging position). 👉 In April I was happily working and saw some success, while continuing to expand my network. 👉 In May I was devastated when one candidate wasn't really transparent and ended up rejecting a job offer. 👉 In June... well, it's June. ✅ In June I am here to remind you that experience comes from action. That just like my sunflowers, sometimes you'll try and fail but the more you try the more your opportunities of success will increase (and your skills). You’ll see the light at the end of the tunnel as I have seen the results of my hard work, not just in my garden but in my business. Because it's June and in June... The freelancer life is beautiful, and there's so much more to come. 😋 Remember: Work for your sunflowers, or become one 🌻

It has been a while since you have heard anything about me. Well, today it is about me 😋 A little over a year ago I decided I wanted to do more and better and started my journey as freelancer. It wasn't gonna be easy but It is what my heart told me to do. Well, that and moving to Sicily as most of you already know 💚 Fortunately, I made the right choice and during this time I have had the opportunity to manage interesting recruitment projects alongside very focused hiring managers; making some great hires and, above all, being surrounded by amazing human beings. And that was the main reason why I wanted to work on my own. I wanted to put my heart in what I was doing and offering to both, clients and candidates, honesty and good advice in any situation. So I did. I am not going to deny it had its challenges, however the year was a fruitful one. Now I am ready to take the next step! 📢 𝐀𝐥𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 is born as a commitment to offer the best of me helping companies to create healthy recruitment cycles and support candidates before, during and after any interview process. And the best of me very probably are my empathy and my willingness to do my part to create a better world (Together with my expertise and a wonderful mind, of course) 🧠 I am now open to collaborate with new companies with the desire to offer a positive company culture and building a more structured recruitment process. Do you belong to one of those? Then do not hesitate to talk to me! 📥 But before, let me introduce you all to my new logo and LinkedIn page (in the comments). Just so you know, I am the kind of person who still writes love letters by hand (an important one just this morning 💌 ) but I am up to date with the latest technologies. Which means you'll get the best of a personal approach and a modern process together 💻 And if you wonder... Yes, the background of my presentations will mainly be in that pink tone, so I hope you like it 😊 #MoreHumanIsPossible #Reborn #OpenForBusiness