Sep 07
Yes – I still research.
Published by Amybeth (@researchgoddess) at 10:00 am under Research
I am now going into month #3 of working at ERE Media, Inc. as the Editor for The Fordyce Letter as well as SourceCon. This career move was a sharp right turn from the road I was previously on, but I’m finding that there are still a ton of similarities.
As an Internet researcher/soucer for eight years, some of my job functions included:
- Generating leads
- Industry/competitor research
- Assisting with employment branding initiatives
- Writing/blogging/sharing thoughts and ideas with candidates as well as colleagues
- Doing cross-department outreach for sourcing projects (getting marketing, PR, tech, etc. involved)
- Training recruiters and other sourcers on search tools and methods
One afternoon at the Fordyce Forum, just days after I officially joined ERE, I had a chance to sit down with David Manaster, my new boss, and Todd Raphael and Kate Bruener, two of my new co-workers, to discuss some of the things I would be responsible for in my new role. Some of the things we discussed included:
- Generating leads (finding authors for both websites by phone calls as well as internet search)
- Industry/competitor research (keeping up on the latest news and trends regarding recruiting and sourcing)
- Assisting with branding initiatives (using various on- and offline tools to reach target audiences and spread the word about our offerings)
- Writing/blogging/editing author articles (duh.)
- Getting other ERE employees involved in our efforts (all of our publications are truly team efforts – we help each other out all the time)
- Finding presenters for the Fordyce Forum and SourceCon to help bring relevant information on recruiting and sourcing topics to conference attendees (while I’m not doing the training, I’m tasked with finding the people who will)
So, I guess my job function hasn’t really changed all that much. Except that we’ve added in doing some phone work to find writers. And admittedly, I enjoy having conversations with people on the phone now. I know… I never thought I would admit to that either!
I’m not getting soft as a researcher. I’m just putting my skills to use in different ways and I am finding that I really love it!
Great post AB. I agree — that’s the cool thing about research — I use it all the time for things outside of candidate sourcing. It’s such a versatile skill. Oh and by the way, I LOVE that you like the phone now.
Everything we do in life prepares us for what is coming next. Even if we do a sharp turn in a new direction- we can always pull from past experiences to enhance what we are doing now.