Chris Hopper wears 2 different hats at Imperastaff. Imperastaff is a recruiting company in
Houston. They specialize in the IT field,
filling positions where their customers have a hard time filling. Imperastaff fill both contract and full-time
positions. Chris is a tech recruiter and
is also in sales.
In school, Chris didn’t know what he wanted to major
in. He made an appointment with a career
counselor and from there, his counselor advised him to go into IT or accounting
based on the demand in the job market.
After giving it much thought, he decided to purse with a degree in
Information Systems. He thought he would
be a good fit and long term it will be steady pay. He started his career as a consultant on the
technical side. After about 16 year he was
burnt out and with his connections, the owner of Imperastaff wanted to start a CRM
recruiting division and hired Chris as a recruiter, from there Chris used
LinkedIn heavily to help brand himself.
Helping those to get to the next level of their career and
having someone to lean on are just a couple of benefits Chris has found in his
work. Chris provides resume reviews,
prepping for interviews rounds, coaching for during the job offer process, and
helping his connections make career changes.
However, there are some downfalls in his field, such as not having
control on who his clients would like to hire.
There have been times when he has coached a candidate for a position and
have gotten great feedback just to find out they did not get the position,
which can be disappointing.
When Chris was consulting one of his Sr Managers was a great
mentor to him. They had a good
personality fit together and his mentor had driven and passion which he
admired. When Chris worked at Accenture,
he was a career counselor to many coworkers and helped them excel in their
career.
Reflecting on the importance of social media, specifically
LinkedIn and the importance when looking for a new position. Companies don’t just look at resumes anymore,
as they also look at your social media account. By sharing valuable content, videos, and posts
on LinkedIn you’ll start to get noticed by potential employers, as well as keeping
your profile up to date is equally important.
Don’t wait until the last minute to post or update your account and it’s
best to try and share content at least on a bi-weekly or monthly basis.
Perseverance and having a routine have made Chris
successful. His ability to want to
continue to learn, good communications skills, and being a work alcoholic has
helped him become successful. Without
him wanting to learn and taking the initiative to learn he wouldn’t have become
as successful as he. Additionally, Chris
has a 7-year-old at home who is involved in a lot of different activities. His work/personal life balance can sometimes
be a bit crazy, but he manages to balance both well. Chris has found he is more productive when he
starts the workday early. He can
accomplish what needs to be done and then has time at night for family activities
and putting his little one to bed. There
are some days/nights when the workload can be overwhelming, and he’ll need to jump
back on his computer later in the evening.
In the end it is worth waking up early and at times going to be later to
make sure you carve out some time for yourself and your family.
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