The United States Army Recruitor

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Becoming a member of the United States Army Recruiter means one must have a physical and mental toughness to perform the duty. Likewise, pose strong sales skills, ability to cultivate and build relationships, listening skills, strong follow-up skills and personable and approachable etc. Moreover, an individual must have a strong verbal and written communication skills and knowledge of all aspects of the Army to assist civilians who are interested in joining the Army. Thus, such skills are an essential aspect to becoming a recruiter.
Since I was a young boy, I knew I was going to become a Soldier someday and that day become a reality when I decided to join the United State Army in 2005. Thus, I was determined and enthusiastic to join the Army …show more content…

Even though the Soldier already knows the skills/knowledge need in the Army, I still had to persuade individuals to why they should reenlist although it does not require much persuasion because the Soldier already served. Although, retention NCO is slightly different from recruiting duty, being a retention NCO motivated me to persuade a recruiting career. Moreover, I will obtain a Bachelor Degree in Psychology this year and I want to become a career counselor. Career counselors are responsible for having knowledge of the skills needed in various fields. As a career counselor, my job is to do a thorough history of client/person employment, education, skills, personality, and interests are necessary to ensure the best possible result, all of which is gained through the thorough interviewing process of the clients. Hence, this would be a great opportunity for me to continue to serve the Army. Nonetheless, I have figured it out that recruiting is sales and that I need to sell internal or external candidates on opportunities and can articulate why Army is an employer of choice and why an opportunity is not just a great opportunity, but how it is the opportunity of a …show more content…

It my hope that some of the experiences poses for the fast 11 years as an active duty will help me perform my job as a recruiter. Nonetheless, according to Leslie L. Rosen (2017), bad employees not only affect an employer by driving down sales, but they cost the company unwanted expenses due to negligence or simple lack of motivation. I supposed the same would be true when the Army recruit the Soldiers. The task of a Soldier does not only cost the Soldiers who are not highly motivated, lack resiliency and adaptability, but the Army in general. For instance, the Army provides humanitarian services during natural disasters and other types of disasters such as floods, earthquakes, terrorist attacks, etc. Likewise, the Army provides help for victims of these disasters and even conducts rescue operations during disasters. This type of situations needs diversity, and resilience and adaptivity coping skills. Otherwise, this can break individuals down, mentally, and

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