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6 Secret Productivity Tips For
Ambitious Recruiters

3. 6 Secret Productivity Tips For Ambitious Recruiters
As a rec to rec company we live and breathe
recruitment and never a day goes by when we
are not in discussion with one consultant or
another about how to get the next job or be more
successful.
Now here is something that we notice is
happening on a regular basis; recruiters are
asking us for tips and ideas on how to be more
productive.

4. 6 Secret Productivity Tips For Ambitious Recruiters
In today‟s internet fuelled world there is always a
task to complete, an update to make or a contact
to ring.
So how do we get it
„all‟ done?

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1. Get it on paper
Is your head full of „stuff‟ that you know you need to
do? Ditto join the club.
Any ambitious recruiter will have a list of activities
they want to achieve.
It can sometimes feel over whelming.

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In my experience the easiest way to get through it
all it to get it out of your head and onto paper.
Then you can look at all the tasks and projects in
a more rational way.
You will even be able to filter them into tasks and
time deadlines which is really helpful because……

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2. Accept you won’t get it all done
Surprised? Just accept it
and give yourself some
relief.

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With everything that we all have going on in our
lives we will never, I repeat never get it all done.
Accept that fact and you will be amazed at the
relief it will bring.
We live in a very different world to our ancestors.
Technology has benefits and downsides too.

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Smart phones may be wonderful if you want to
always be in touch and yet so often we are driven
by the next ping of a text or bugle call of the latest
email arriving.
Stop and use technology as it should be used as
an aid to manage and screen your activities.

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3. Don’t multitask
This might be a hard one for
us girls to accept!
Being so used to multitasking
in our roles of; career girl,
girlfriend, stunning cook, confidant, mum, daughter
and general fetcher and carrier.

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The truth is when we focus on one task at a time we
produce better results.
If you have ten clients to call; do it. Lock yourself in a
room if necessary.
If your mobile phone pings ignore it- it can wait.
Switch off your email. Better still, if you can, move
away from your PC.

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4. Get to know your own body clock and when you
perform best
It is true some of us are better at different times of the
day.
If you know you are;” full of the joys of spring” first
thing, do the important stuff then e.g. selling! Leave
the admin tasks till later in the day.

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This is a part of the productivity equation that most
people miss.
Know your strengths and when and how, you
produce your best results. Then plan you days
around these activities that produce results.
Write it down do the maths and you will have your
own blueprint for success.

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5. Take breaks
As humans we are governed
by cycles. Here on planet
Earth we live in a world
Where rhythms and cycles
keep us on track. Summer and winter, day and night.
You will have heard about circadian rhythms and the
impact that has on our behaviours?

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The latest data has identified that we can break this
down into even smaller cycles of approximately ninety
minutes.
For peak performance mentally we need to take a break
every 90 minutes to two hours. If we don‟t our
performance can deteriorate.
Thinking that classic though; “I will just finish this!”
apparently isn‟t our best course of action if we want to
perform at peak.

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6. Drink water
This might seem a strange
one and water is important
to us. Over 60% of our bodies
are made up of water.

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A startling fact is that more adults are dehydrated then
most people think.
So how does it help productivity? There are hundreds of
studies which confirm that adequate fluid intake can
prevent headaches and fatigue and enhance memory.
That headache that suddenly creeps up on you midafternoon is probably down to dehydration.

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