Serving others means prioritizing the needs of other people over your own. The concept is one of MarketSource’s four core values—one that Lead Retail Recruiter MichaelAngelo Smith exhibits day in and day out.
MichaelAngelo matches people with exciting job opportunities, helping MarketSource clients meet—and often exceed—their objectives. As a leader, MichaelAngelo frequently uses creative thinking to ensure his teammates’ success.
For instance, using a tool he developed for his own department, he identified a way to share candidate information from a job posting site with all recruiters involved in sourcing candidates for all retail programs. Thanks to his ingenuity, our recruiters now experience increased efficiency—producing faster.
To ensure everyone’s voice is heard on key topics, MichaelAngelo also hosts periodic mini recruiting workshops that have resulted in fruitful collaborations. “Your own perspective is very important, but partnered with other perspectives, it can change the entire trajectory of what you’re working toward,” he explains. “I believe these workshops are key to inspiring a solution-based culture.”
MichaelAngelo considers himself a transformational leader, pushing others to think and work in new ways. “The world changes, resources change, and people elevate,” he says. “I view my style as transformational because I recognize there are always new mindsets, new goals and new ways of doing everyday tasks. It’s important that we constantly evolve—as individuals and as a company—to avoid becoming stagnant and complacent.”
It’s clear that MichaelAngelo serves as an inspiration to many with his progressive ideas and willingness to help, but who inspires him?
“Individuals who were born into scarce environments and turned the world on its ear based on their efforts and fortitude,” he explains. “Those who never accept defeat.”
It’s clear that MichaelAngelo serves as an inspiration to many with his progressive ideas and willingness to help, but who inspires him? “Individuals who were born into scarce environments and turned the world on its ear based on their efforts and fortitude,” he explains. “Those who never accept defeat.”
MichaelAngelo’s dream is to one day generate hundreds of thousands of jobs through the creation of non-profits, community centers and foundations for youth, minorities and the less fortunate. Through leading by example, he hopes to also invoke a charitable spirit in his two-year-old son, Sire.
In the meantime, we are honored that MichaelAngelo chooses to continue making such a meaningful impact at MarketSource.
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