Recruiting The Next Generation

I'm happy doing what I do, but many times the other side of the fence comes a calling via recuiters.

So, today I got another call directly from a client of a recruiter that has been checking in on me time to time. I was going to meet him (yes, a Boomer) about a month ago - but the recuiter forgot to tell me the meeting was off. I called him on his cell phone, and he said: "Well, I'm putting my Father-In-Law in the ground right as we speak..."

Wow. Sheesh. What a wrenching situation to be in. I apologized quickly and we hung up. I promptly got his family a sympathy card, as I felt for him since I recently spoke at a dear friends' funeral and still feel the sting of his death.

Death, grief, mourning, and berievement. These things are common to the human condition, no matter what generation you are in. Our phone conversations since have been relaxed and personal, devoid of professional chatter and posturing. How refreshing changes like this come from the experience of death is a mystery, but a hopeful mystery.

Leveraging common understandings and compassion can bring many positive things to each generation.