Happy National Recruiter Day! (May 30th)

Happy National Recruiter Day! (May 30th) May 30th is National Recruiter Day.Update 2019: What an amazing year. We received more than 100 recruiter nominationsfor our People's Choice Best Recruiter Award and the winner is.... Rebecca Oppenheimfrom nextOPP Search. Read her advice on what it takes to be a great recruiter below.Update 2018: National Recruiter Day 2018 was a huge success. We hosted our first ever People's Choice Best Recruiter Award where Tabitha Cavanagh was named the best recruiter of 2018. Read her advice on what it takes to bea great recruiter below.--------------Can you believe it!? Up until May 2017, there was no National Recruiter Day.There is a National Popcorn Day, a National Vodka Day, and even a National Custodial Workers Recognition Day.There are thousands of national holidays but for some reason, no National Recruiter Day.Well, the moment that every recruiter has been waiting for is here.National Recruiter Day!On May 30th, 2017, National Recruiter Day was born via aLinkedIn post that went viral:What is National Recruiter Day?National Recruiter Day is the one day of the year when recruiters can take a break.Recruiting is not easy. There are a lot of negative attitudes towards recruiters.The least we can do is allow them one single day when we appreciate the good ones out there.Sadly, as in every profession, there are some bad recruiters out there who have tainted the title ‘recruiter’.National Recruiter Day is a day for everyone to hear about the life-changing impact agood recruiter can have on a job seekers career.Should Recruiters Take This Day Off?Yes! Recruiters are underappreciated and underpaid.Your company can afford to give you one single day off to show their appreciation for the hard work you put in every day.Let your manager know, if he/she appreciates you, they will read this article and give you the day off.How to Show Appreciation to RecruitersSince National Recruiter Day was born on LinkedIn, it is only appropriate to show appreciation to your favorite recrui ter on LinkedIn.On May 30th, write a post on LinkedIn sharing your story about an amazing experience you have had with a recruiter.If possible, tag that recruiter in your post and #NationalRecruiterDay.Not only are you going to make that recruiters day, but you are also going to be a part of something huge!Good recruiters are hard to come by, the ones who go above and beyond deserve a little recognition.People's Choice Best Recruiter AwardsBest Recruiter 2019 - Rebecca OppenheimRebecca Oppenheim was voted by LinkedIn members as the #1 recruiter in 2019.We asked Rebecca how it felt to be the winner and what advice she has for other recruiters. She responded:I am humbled to be chosen for this year’s People’s Choice Best Recruiter! And thank you Mike for personally nominating me. It means a lot, especially since my company, nextOPP Search, helped you fill a leadership role earlier this year. There were a lot of incredible recruiters mentioned in the comments - people I am lucky to continually learn from. This is really for all of us.As far as my advice to new recruiters - find mentors. Recruiting is a roller coaster filled with daily wins and losses, but you aren’t alone. There are so many successful ones before you who love paying it forward - sharing best practices and lending advice when you are in a rut. I’m lucky to have found my now co-founder, Gail Buck, when I first started recruiting. She’s helped me accelerate my recruiting career and I’m forever grateful. But it doesn’t have to be someone within your company, or even your city. We constantly tell candidates to network - we should do it as well!Best Recruiter 2018 - Tabitha CavanaghTabitha Cavanagh was voted by LinkedIn members as the #1 recruiter for 2018.We asked Tabitha how it felt to be the winner and what advice she has for other recruiters. She responded:I am extremely grateful and humbled to have been chosen as this year'sPeople's Choice Best Recruiter! There are so many wonderful deserving recruiters out there, some who were named and many who were not. To share the recruiter spotlight among these elite professionals is a true honor.My advice to new recruiters: Always begin with your WHY. That will drive you when the going gets tough. This business revolves around consistently and passionately elevating others. Be their advocate. Build authentic relationships and, at the end of the day, simply care about people. Ezra 10:4National Recruiter Day Fun FactsNational Recruiter Day began May 30th, 2017 on LinkedIn. It is a felony to say anything negative about a recruiter on National Recruiter Day (according to this author's own legal system). National Recruiter Day is recognized in over 15 countries including the USA, India, Brazil, UK, Canada, France, Italy and Mexico. National Recruiter Day is awesome and worthy of a day off (for recruiters only). Recruiters are ‘thanked’ 10x more on National Recruiter Day than any other day of the year.