Narrowing Your Message

by | May 14, 2026

When building a value proposition for recruiting, most hiring managers start too wide.

They make a list of everything they’re able to offer and jury-rig it into a marketing message that resembles a Swiss army knife.

It has a lot of basic functionality, but it doesn’t do any one thing really well.

By contrast, the best value propositions are concise and focus on the few things you do better than anyone else.

To build your value proposition, make a list of all the possible features and benefits you offer.

Then ask yourself these two questions:

1. What feature/benefit do I possess that jumps off the page as being significantly better than any of my competitors?

2. If nothing jumps off the page, what feature/benefit am I willing to invest in to make it significantly better than my competitors?

The best recruiting value propositions are simple, specific, and compelling.

Anything less gets lost in the noise.

 

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The Attrition Variables

The Attrition Variables

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The Attrition Constants

The Attrition Constants

If you’re not focusing most of your retention effort on these issues, you’ll miss the mark. If you’re not focusing most of your recruiting effort on exploiting these weaknesses among your competitors, you’re missing the best opportunities.

The Persistence Mindset

The Persistence Mindset

A leader equipped with this mindset can have a profound effect on the life and career of each individual they engage. It works because an agent is getting a real-time glimpse of what it would be like to work on your team. But it only becomes believable when it is persistently applied over time.