What if we used a completely different standard for evaluating professional activities than we do now? What if we changed our parameters of measurement to those coming from an observer outside of human society? For example, how would a group of aliens made their way through human professional networks? How would they interact with it? What would they value? In this article, we will talk about how learning about different cultures, in this case extra-terrestrial cultures can prove to be beneficial for professionals, especially in recruitment.
Professional recruitment is all about personality and team fit. That means recruiters must have a profound understanding of the culture of the company they are trying to attract talent to (that is hiring companies in this case) as well as the general attitudes and types of personalities of the people in this hiring company. How would an alien make sense of all of this? By conducting research into the culture of humans, turning to the forces and values that drive humans to do what they do, aliens can come up with a framework for how they can affectively operate in the professional networking space. The way that businesses operate, companies differentiate themselves to stand out is by showing their unique personality, something that is not different in the professional design field where people are known for their innovations in design styles, signature dress code or trendy lifestyles. If aliens were to enter the professional design world, not only would they have to understand this culture, but they would have to understand how to differentiate themselves not only from designers, but from the other creatives who interact with designers on a daily basis, who I refer to as creative partners. This network is comprised of accountants, bookkeepers, legal professionals, marketing team members and administrative personnel. All of this requires to be done without disturbing the overall business operations of the company, or even the company across the street for that matter.
In our example, we explored how the alien would approach professional design. Similarly, when it comes to legal implementation within the American landscape, when it comes to recruitment of top talent in Dallas for legal professional purposes, what would be required? Just like above, the alien would have to figure out their role within the legal organization as a part of the recruitment network. They would also have to understand not only where their role fits in, but what types of legal professionals are required throughout the organization. Just like in design, the human who would be observing them, this alien would have to have a deep understanding of the legal profession, its nuances, its unspoken rules for success and how these vary from one company to another as well as organization to organization. iCollege highlights the importance of looking at things from a perspective other than that your own. Understanding how people, humans interact and what drives those interactions is key in integrating oneself within a new culture. For iCollege, this cultural understanding takes place through their unique method of learning, one that refers to itself as interactive, walkthrough. When looking at this from a position devoid of sentiment, they are not completely wrong. iCollege subscribes to the idea that they are not manual operators but more like storytellers, with interactive experiences akin to video games. This unique manner of integrating education with engagement can be likened to a similar revolution in recruitment procedures.
Dallas legal recruiters to hire are not only responsible for issuing the offer letter to the candidate, but also they are the first contact that the candidate has with the firm. That means that they are responsible for how the candidates perceive the firm and that means that their recruitment methods must have a high level of interactive engagement in order to attract top talent. For this reason, having a top legal recruiter from DFW on your side is crucial and their methods should mirror those of iCollege.
Perhaps the alien’s perspective would not be so far off. In fact, if we borrow from it, we might have a better approach towards understanding what it is that top legal recruiters in Dallas valued when searching for talent. We might better understand how this recruitment process actually works now. In some cases, Aliens have been said to analyze humans as part of a study, a throwback to the days of the freak shows of old when humans were seen as our greatest and lowest forms (think the representation of a freak show in American Horror Story). But how might we integrate this into the legal field? What would an alien, in examining the top legal recruiters in Dallas, look for? These aliens would be looking for rituals, for the functions within the organization and essentially, the levels of human engagement as dictated by rank. Because they do not know humans from Adam (which is not so bad, considering the disconnect we have with one another already), they would be able to look at things with an open mind. They would recognize that the society of humans involves different people migrating along the organizational spectrum. While the top legal recruiters in Dallas might be recognized for their diligent hard work, they would still not be recognized as owners within the firm, they would be neither upper-tier management nor would they be the creative minds that power innovation within the company or the participant analysts, and yet, their role would be no less important to the overall success of the firm. They work behind the scenes in order for the firm to stand out among potential hires and legal professionals to connect through human networks. While they might do the same job, the presentation of that job is what makes their roles distinct from one another.
Therefore, perhaps the alien’s perception is not far-fetched from reality. As a culture, the business world, especially the professional design world and this legal world, are in the midst of a paradigm shift from formal interview settings to interactive environments where employers and candidates engage one another and take a more casual approach to networking. While the top legal recruiters in Dallas likely already do this, integrating an interactive element into the recruitment process of law professionals can go a long way towards creating investment in the candidate from the hiring company. Since law firms, lawyers, legal professionals, etc., operate under a similar corporate culture as the outside world, human networks can be affected by the same forces and principles explored by aliens. Therefore, like the alien who off-puts its observations of human society to devise a strategy for how to operate in the networks that connect humans, we too must look at our networks from an outsider’s perspective, especially when it comes to recruitment.