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Talent Trade Tidbit - Don't Be A Robot

Published on: 10th September, 2026

There's a big difference between sounding polished and sounding mechanical. Here are a few tips to make sure you don't go full robot...

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Hi, this is Stephanie Maas.

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As a recruiter, we spend a lot of time on the phones, but

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when we just pound the phones and leave voicemail after voicemail after voicemail, we can fall into that pattern of robotic approach.

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So you have to check yourself, refresh your pitch, leave a voicemail.

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I love leaving the first voicemail of the day when I can hit pound and replay it and listen to that message, make sure it's coming through with the energy I intend, the clarity I want it to.

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You got to check yourself.

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So check those first few voicemails of the day, refreshing the pitches that you have, paste it in an AI.

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And I think you can do the same with your voicemail.

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You can put your script in there and refresh this for me.

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Make sure you're using all the technical resources at your disposal and outreaching.

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And then I think carving out an hour, listen to one teammate make marketing calls, biz dev calls for 30 minutes, and then flip and make your business development calls.

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It's a great way to freshen your approach, make sure that you're harnessing the strength of collective wisdom on the team.

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If you're not taking advantage of that, you ought to.

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The Talent Trade
Presented by ThinkingAhead Executive Search
The Talent Trade is all about finding the right person, for the right opportunity, at the right time. But how exactly do you do that the "right" way? Executive Search Partner and Top Biller Stephanie Maas shares more than 25 years of experience about what it takes to be a top recruiter in today's "talent trade" market, using ThinkingAhead’s four-prong system focused on recruiting, business development, planning, and managing your mindset. It’s real, honest information about how to build your desk, perfect your niche, and stand out among the crowd in your search career.



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