What a weekend and win for South Africa – RWC 2019 champions!
Rassie has said it and we can all agree, there are valuable lessons to be learned from South Africa’s showing at RWC 2019. Team work, unitedness, FUN and most of all, a belief that we can achieve as a nation- stronger together.
So how do we relate this to recruitment you ask? Like the SA Rugby team, we at 4C have a unique, shared vision in our approach to recruitment- we are a tight knit and dynamic team, and we see the value in each of the four C’s represented in our name. To be successful, Client, Candidate, Colleague and Charity need to be brought together in a way that enables a win-win situation for everyone. Same way that Siya, Faf, Handre and Beast need to. Rugby is the vehicle to unite a nation, and for us at 4C, recruitment is the vehicle to making tangible differences in the lives and communities who need it the most.
4C is a fresh and unique take on recruitment, an industry with a typically bad wrap for being about quick sales and bad service. We have realized not just this, but that placing candidates is typically viewed a as a means to an end for most recruiters- in other words, a means to a quick buck. As a non-profit Company, we wanted to turn this on its head and CHANGE this perception. We are not in this for a quick buck- like the SA rugby team, we want to create a model that is inclusive- and this includes donating our profits to less fortunate communities in South Africa to bring about real change and develop talent from an early age- from the “grass-roots”, let’s say. SA Rugby has known it for years, and so do we- nothing is sustainable long-term without grassroots support. Our profits are donated to charities with a focus on early childhood development and education, empowering young South Africans to be the entrepreneurial leaders of tomorrow in business. We want the youngsters we support to become our candidates and then our Clients, keeping the cycle going to make a tangible and positive differnece to SA.
Win with a successful placement, great! Win the World Cup- the ultimate! Our rugby team has inspired hope in us as South Africans FOR South Africa. In our case, we have perhaps inspired the belief in our candidates that to us they are not a commodity that we are “selling” to our Clients. They are people with goals, aspirations and expectations all of their own. Perhaps our Clients will realize that good service and providing them with the best candidates in the business is part of the recruitment game after all. Add to that a portion of our Clients recruitment spend being donated to charity and we have the ultimate WIN for everybody!
Our clients and candidates have the opportunity to become mentors to young aspiring business people through 4C Recruitment, allowing untapped talent to be brought to the forefront for South Africa’s sustainable future. These mentors in business have the same role to play that our rugby heroes’ do as mentors to many young boys and girls form every walks of life in our beautiful rainbow nation.
Want to be part of turning the recruiting industry in SA on its head? Need help finding your next best job, or next super star candidate? Get in touch!
contact@4crecruitment.co.za