Three Years, 100 Placements: What I’ve Learnt From My Time in Recruitment
Okay, so I may be blowing my trumpet a little with the title, but it’s something I’m very proud of and it’s the reason I do this job. The call you make to a candidate to tell them they’ve just received their dream contract is what should get recruiters out of bed in the morning. If it doesn’t, they’re in the wrong job!
But, as we all know, no role, whether in recruitment, marketing and communications or anything else, is 100% hunky dory all the time. Alongside the highs inevitably come lows and it’s the most experienced recruiters that get themselves into a position to reduce those lows and increase those highs as much as possible.
I’ve listed some of my key tips and experiences below that could help budding recruiters and also give candidates and clients an insight into what it’s like to be on the other end of the application process.
1) Become an adviser, not an order-taker
The best recruiters have strong enough relationships with hiring managers that they can really guide and advise based on their thorough understanding of candidate’s skillset. If you truly believe a candidate you’ve submitted is the best person for the job, you should tell the hiring manager and explain why.
A recent example I have was when a hiring manager rejected a candidate I’d submitted; this candidate was my number one choice for the role so I pushed back and stressed the importance of speaking with him... two stages and