It's ✨ officially ✨ OFFICIAL. Yesterday was my first day at R2R Strategic Recruiting!
Sorry - it's a long one!
It's important to remember that sometimes opportunities come your way when you least expect it and in a different form than you had originally imagined. I had been actively hunting for project management and customer success roles within the health & fitness and nonprofit spaces but wasn't having any luck. This market is highly competitive, especially for the types of roles. I had a sit down with a friend and local HR leader who asked if I had considered going back to the Talent Acquisition space - I clearly got excited when I talked about my time as a recruiter. I had adjusted my search to include these types of roles in the last couple of months but thought I'd see the same struggles. There are so many impressive TA folks flying green banners and I had stepped away for a few years…
Just a few weeks later, I received an email from Raine Lunke, PHR, SHRM-CP asking me how my search was going and if I would ever consider the TA space again. At this point I felt like I was being gently nudged back with the number of times it had come up in conversations. So I replied. I explained how my search and experience as a candidate had been pretty awful and yes, I'd entertain the TA space again for the right role. Turns out she was hiring and wanted to know I was interested in chatting about it. When I read the words "Business Development Manager" my brain immediately went ❌ "nope, absolutely not". ❌ I am not a sales kinda gal. And while Raine and I had not ever met at this point, she must have known that would be my reaction because what followed made me literally laugh out loud 🤣 and encouraged me to keep reading. Turns out this role is a perfect blend of all my all my experience and skills. So 3 interviews and a short presentation later, here I am!
But Rachel, you said you're not a sales gal? I am not. 🙅♀️ I have never thought of recruiting as sales but rather a mutually beneficial partnership between an employee and employer. You know what I am good at and really enjoy though? Building relationships, helping people, creating programs and improving processes. And based off my unemployment, I felt like I had the unique view point of both sides of the process and how I could make a difference and improvements from the inside out.
I really love the R2R business model - it's different than any other model I have seen in this space. And I get the opportunity to help companies find talent with our Accelerate program - it's a win-win. Plus the team is absolutely amazing and has been so incredibly supportive. Company culture has always been an important part of my job search and I feel like I scored big time. It's not often your new employer already actively supports of one of your favorite local non-profit organizations.
I'm excited to see where we go from here! 🚀
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The R2R team is THRILLED to announce the newest addition to our team. Please help us by welcoming ✨ Rachel Greenen ✨, our Recruiting Solutions Manager.
Welcome to the team, Rachel!
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