Significant Career Lesson From a Technical Recruiter at a Fortune 100 Entertainment Technology Company
Kristin, a Technical Recruiter, emphasizes the importance of "emotional intelligence and communication skills," but highlights the critical career lesson of meticulously documenting everything in writing— "get everything in writing. Please, please, please get receipts"— to protect oneself and provide evidence for future support from management.
Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Documentation, Evidence-Based Practices, Professionalism
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Kristin Gonzales
Technical Recruiter
Entertainment Technology Fortune 100
University of San Diego
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Psychology
Technology
Human Resources (HR)
None Applicable, Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient, Pell Grant Recipient, Greek Life Member
Video Highlights
1. Develop strong emotional intelligence and communication skills.
2. Get everything in writing to protect yourself and have evidence to support your claims.
3. Always send clarifying emails after meetings to confirm priorities and expectations.
Transcript
What is one lesson that you have learned that has proven significant in your career?
To reiterate much of what I've said, developing emotional intelligence is key. Communication skills are absolutely critical.
Beyond that, get everything in writing. Please, get receipts. If you don't have tangible evidence when something happens, your managers can't help you.
Most managers are willing to support and protect you if something goes wrong, but they need evidence to back you up. So, don't be afraid to send a clarifying email after a Zoom call. You can say, "Hey, I wanted to reconfirm everything we discussed on this call. Here are my priorities. Does that check out?"
It might sound redundant, and you might feel silly sending those emails, but you need to do it to cover yourself later on if something happens. This applies even in the best-case scenario, like someone praising you for great work; you'll still have the evidence.