Meeting with My First Recruit: How Can I Be a Great Recruiter?

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Discussion Overview

This thread centers around a participant's experience preparing to meet with their first recruit, seeking advice on how to effectively support and guide her. Participants share their thoughts on training materials, meeting formats, and essential skills for new recruits.

Discussion Character

  • Anecdotal
  • Opinion-based

Main Points Raised

  • One participant, identifying as a consultant, expresses a desire to be a great recruiter and plans to cover the Guide to a Successful Business and P3 during their meeting.
  • Another participant suggests encouraging the recruit to utilize training materials and the interactive shows DVD, highlighting the importance of organizational skills and using the Personal Website (PWS) as a tool.
  • One participant mentions the idea of making meetings more casual, suggesting a "girls night out" approach to foster a comfortable learning environment.
  • Another participant emphasizes the importance of teaching the recruit how to get bookings, noting that bookings are essential for building a business.
  • Several users mention the potential for monthly meetings to keep the recruit inspired, with varying opinions on the necessity of formal meetings with only one recruit.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Views differ on the structure and frequency of meetings, with some participants supporting the idea of regular meetings while others suggest a more informal approach. No clear consensus emerges regarding the necessity of formal meetings for a single recruit.

Contextual Notes

Participants share personal experiences and suggestions based on their own journeys in recruiting and training, reflecting a range of comfort levels and approaches to supporting new recruits.

Who May Find This Useful

Consultants looking for insights on recruiting and training new team members may find the shared experiences and suggestions relevant to their own practices.

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I've signed my first recruit and she's coming over tomorrow afternoon to go over some stuff. I thought I'd go over the Guide to a Successful Business and P3 but what else should I go over with her.I want to be a great recruiter for her because my recruiter has helped me very little (not that I've needed a lot of help). He's had one Cluster Meeting since I signed which is well over a year ago.I know I want to have monthly meetings to keep her inspired too... do you have meetings and if you do, what do you do at them? Is it silly to have meetings if you only have one recruit?I know that's a lot of questions, but I just want to do my best... especially with my recruit and any future people that join my team.OOPPSS... typo... I meant meeting with my 1st host... Ha ha ha...
 
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anyone out there???
 
Well, since no one's responded...not that I'm experienced in recruiting and training...but here's what I think I would probably do...you might already have done this...Encourage her to read the P&P on CC, to go through all the training materials and check out the online training. Do you have a copy of the interactive shows DVD? There's a bunch you can do, but maybe you can build on what PC already gives for training. Maybe some advice on what you include in your host packets and how you organize your stuff. Let her know she can start her PWS right away and how to use that as a tool. Remind her to go through the brainstorming of coming up with her list of 100.
 
jessicafawn said:
I've signed my first recruit and she's coming over tomorrow afternoon to go over some stuff. I thought I'd go over the Guide to a Successful Business and P3 but what else should I go over with her.

I want to be a great recruiter for her because my recruiter has helped me very little (not that I've needed a lot of help). He's had one Cluster Meeting since I signed which is well over a year ago.

I know I want to have monthly meetings to keep her inspired too... do you have meetings and if you do, what do you do at them? Is it silly to have meetings if you only have one recruit?

I know that's a lot of questions, but I just want to do my best... especially with my recruit and any future people that join my team.

OOPPSS... typo... I meant meeting with my 1st host... Ha ha ha...
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Wait a minute...what do you mean? :confused:
 
I think she meant meeting with my first recruit by reading her post.

Jessica,
The only thing I can think of is make sure you show her how to use P3. It can be confusing and there is no training on how to use it. Otherwise I think you are doing great with everything you listed. You can once a month meet at her house or yours with basic things and any questions for each other. You don't have to make it like a cluster meeting just yet. IMHO
 
Maybe since it's just the two of you right now, you could make it like a girls night out and just grab dinner or something, and go over some new things PC has done, or ask her what she wants to do and/or learn! Good Luck!
 
I would focus on teaching her how to get bookings. Without bookings, she has no business!

As far as P3 goes, you can probably do that over the phone with her when she's getting ready to submit her first show.

That's my 2 cents.
 

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