Industry News
YOUR NEXT RECRUIT - A GAME CHANGER
By Andrew Howes
Golf Recruitment Central - Star Recruiter
Connecting and building strong
professional networks in the golf industry
among general managers and clubs can present
promising opportunities to engage and provide a wide
range of strategic, marketing and operationally focused
services including sourcing the right management team.
It is not surprising to discover that many employees are,
at some point, seeking out opportunities to progress their
careers, relocate or take on new challenges.
By forging strong golf business leader relationships and
keeping ears close to the ground, it is only a matter of
course before openings or jobs are uncovered and it
is then possible to match the most suitable candidates
to the opportunity and a potentially winning mutually
beneficial assignment is recruited and fulfilled.
This is an indirect form of head hunting which naturally
flows through having a solid connection with your
subscribers’ and understanding their primary professional
goals and aspirations. The head hunt can be a flattering
experience and highly attractive if the opportunity
presented meets the crucial objectives and preferences of
a motivated and ambitious senior manager.
It does not help to circumvent or short cut the process, as
history has proved, and it is highly recommended that all
checklist items are crossed off. What may appear at first
to be a perfect match could unravel if best practice and
prudence are not consistently observed.
Recruitment is essentially a ‘matching’ service and its
chances are significantly increased if all parties are
thoroughly understood in terms of their unique goals,
objectives, vision and level of engagement. Individuals
who have faced similar business challenges and who are
creative solution makers working effectively with teams
are more in demand than ever more.
Many quality managers have a strong set of attributes and
experience but not all are suited to every business culture
and environment.
For all prospective candidates ‘BRAND YOU’ is a
concept Golf Recruitment Central has embraced and
offered to anyone serious about advancing their careers
in the golf industry. It is plain to see from a resume
or LinkedIn profile how the candidate portrays their
experience and expertise and the overall grading is
below average.
For owners and employers it is increasingly important
to tackle the challenges faced in their direct markets,
and to attain the services of leaders and managers who
they empower and trust to steer the club in the desired
direction and deliver the expected results.
A number of General Managers are clipped at the wings,
restricted by overbearing committee members but that
is a separate discussion all together. From the employer
perspective it is difficult to hide from high staff turnover
rates e.g. if you have had three general managers in the
last three years – as bad news travels fast especially in this
media saturated digital world.
It may serve your club, your members and your community
for you to partner with the specialists in the know who
can help match out and secure the right leader for your
business – it may be prove to be your most important
recruit yet.
Author: Andrew Howes is the newest team member
at Golf Industry Central (GIC) in the role of Business
Development Manager.
Andrew has a lifelong passion to be part of the golf
industry and a strong background in finance, marketing
and recruitment. The fact he is also so passionate about
growing the game of golf is just a perfect fit for what Golf
Industry Central is all about.
Prior to entering the world of golf, Andrew was active in
several financial management, banking, auditing and fleet
solution sales roles. Andrew is originally from South Africa
and has been living in Brisbane for the past two years with
his family.
Golf Industry Central Spring 2014
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