Have you ever met someone who instantly strikes you as an
authentic person, someone who does not hide behind a facade? How about a person who you can instantly tell
they have a passion for excellence? If
you get a chance to work with Julie George (https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-george-37078a1/), that
is exactly what you will experience.
Julie is a successful small-business owner (http://www.thejagwiregroup.com/) and
has been in business for herself since 2005.
Her company focuses on recruiting for companies who need to fulfill a
role in the support, management, implementation, or optimizing Enterprise
Resource Planning (ERP) software solutions.
Julie places fulltime employees as well as provides staff augmentation
resources for Business Application Packages such as: Oracle’s eBusiness, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards (both
WorldSoftware and EnterpriseOne), SAP, Microsoft, and Epicor, just to name a
few.
She stands-out in the recruiting business because she does
not cut corners. Julie is very careful
to interview the company needing staff to make sure she fully understands the
job duties, but she does not stop there.
Julie strives to gain insight into the corporate culture, personalities
of the hiring management personnel, and an understanding of personalities
acceptable to the open opportunities.
She also takes the time to know the people she is placing into these
roles. When you are working with Julie,
you will be well informed. Friends who
have recently been in the job market have mentioned just how much better
prepared they are for an interview with Julie as their recruiter than they have
ever been with others who have tried to place them.
Julie also takes the time to follow up on someone she has
placed (3 to 6 months after placement), ensuring both the company and the
employee still believe it is a good match.
This is an example of the passion for excellence that drive Julie’s
success.
When asked, what success means to her, Julie had a few things
to share:
- Financial viability was her first focus. She states she is able to make a profit,
maintain self-sufficiency, and has used very little debt. She is of the mindset that worrying about
financial stability creates additional problems and distracts focus from the
real reason for being in business
- Being successful as a female business owner is
important to her. She shared how her dad
was instrumental in helping her understand how to operate in business. He was crucial in formulating her attitude
that what matters in business is getting the job done. Set aside whether someone is a man or woman, focus
on excellence at work.
- Julie was very clear, in a service-oriented
business like recruiting, her reputation is very important. It takes diligence and patience to ensure the
branding of your company is positive.
This means building relationships is a cornerstone of success. With this, she must ensure she is placing the
right people in the right roles. If a
company is not authentic or transparent, then they may not be the best fit as a
client. If a job seeker has a bad
attitude or poor work-ethic it would be best to not attempt to place them.
Julie shared insight into two key role models for her success
in work. First was Ed McVaney, who was the
“Edward” behind the name JD Edwards.
Julie was working at JD Edwards when OneWorld was first released as a software. This was the company’s step into
“client/server” software. She was a
client manager working directly with Ed McVaney to ensure client
satisfaction. These were difficult times
as the software was new and there was a lot of pressure to help clients with
successful implementations. Ed coached
Julie through the process, with true hands-on assistance to help Julie learn
patience, perseverance, and passion to help ensure clients were being
satisfied.
The other role model Julie mentioned was her dad. Not only did he teach her to be gender-neutral
in business, but he also helped her understand we all must realize we can be
replaced. It is important to
consistently be pursuing excellence. He
helped her understand how to cut through the minutia, which can crowd out the
true focus, and make sure she would succeed in becoming self-sufficient.
Julie is very personable and approachable. Her genuine care for those around her is
noticeable from the first time we had a chance to speak. Thank you Julie, for taking time out of your
busy schedule to talk with me.
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