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im looking at having a change in my job, and just keeping my welding as a part time job. im thinking of going into recruitment. does any one on here work in that sector? or know what its like to work in? im not sure what with all the unemployment and job loses coming up whether it would would be a good carrer change or is this one sector that may be hit hard, as wouldnt want to train then be made redundant. any info would be cool. thanks.
I don't work in recruitment but I have done quite a bit of hiring in the past (3+ years ago). Since then I have usually received 1 or 2 queries from recruitment consultants (cold calls/emails with CVs to consider) per week. In the past 2 months that has jumped to 9-10 cold calls/emails per day. Thus I suspect that the recruiment consultants are getting somewhat desperate.
I work in IT. It may be different in other fields right now.
Richard
I work in IT. It may be different in other fields right now.
Richard
nigel79 said:
im looking at having a change in my job, and just keeping my welding as a part time job. im thinking of going into recruitment. does any one on here work in that sector? or know what its like to work in? im not sure what with all the unemployment and job loses coming up whether it would would be a good carrer change or is this one sector that may be hit hard, as wouldnt want to train then be made redundant. any info would be cool. thanks.
Can you try all that again in proper English so it can be read?What is this word "im"?
What about some capital letters at the beginning of sentences?
If I was looking for someone to act as a recruiter, I would expect them to be able to communicate effectively in written English.
Not having a go at you personally, but it makes a massive difference if posts are written in a form that makes them easy to read.
nigel79 said:
im looking at having a change in my job, and just keeping my welding as a part time job. im thinking of going into recruitment. does any one on here work in that sector? or know what its like to work in? im not sure what with all the unemployment and job loses coming up whether it would would be a good carrer change or is this one sector that may be hit hard, as wouldnt want to train then be made redundant. any info would be cool. thanks.
Being a rec-con is actually two jobs. When you first start it is a pure cold-calling telephone sales role in an absolutely saturated marketplace. If you survive this role for about five years and build up some decent contacts who trust you, it then becomes 50% cold-calling telesales and 50% warm contact work. This continues until you are promoted, fired, die or retire. 
I have a friend who works for one of the UKs biggest names in recruitment... I hear all the stories and stuff about the daily grind. I would personally not touch it with a barge pole, thats not to say it wouldn't be right for you.
I know that RCs are currently being culled at a rate of knots for 'poor performance' a great way for the large recruiters to slim down their overheads when times are tough (they are tough now). The current economic climate is going to make it very very hard for them indeed. Maybe if you could land a role that specialises in public sector recruitment? This would probably be good in the medium term.
I know that RCs are currently being culled at a rate of knots for 'poor performance' a great way for the large recruiters to slim down their overheads when times are tough (they are tough now). The current economic climate is going to make it very very hard for them indeed. Maybe if you could land a role that specialises in public sector recruitment? This would probably be good in the medium term.
i guess there is a good career to be had, 99% of RC's ive met are complete tools, know f
k all about what they are doing and know nothing about what the customer wants from them.
if you think you can learn what each customer wants, then find the right candidate who will relish in their company, then your going to do well.
you might also want to research who you work for, lots of crap companies around that no one will entertain, even though all will give you the charlie big bananas about who they are supposedly working for etc.
k all about what they are doing and know nothing about what the customer wants from them.if you think you can learn what each customer wants, then find the right candidate who will relish in their company, then your going to do well.
you might also want to research who you work for, lots of crap companies around that no one will entertain, even though all will give you the charlie big bananas about who they are supposedly working for etc.
I wanted to be a recruitment consultant about 8 yrs or so ago when I was made redundant from Nortel as an engineer, but after listening to loads of advice I decided that it wasnt the career for me..
In the end I decided that I wanted to get in to IT sales which I am still in now and have never looked back. Very satisfying and in my opinion much better money if you go in to the right area of IT sales..
Just a thought......
In the end I decided that I wanted to get in to IT sales which I am still in now and have never looked back. Very satisfying and in my opinion much better money if you go in to the right area of IT sales..
Just a thought......
Just having the exact same thoughts myself, there seems to be a large amount of agencies still recruiting, but as mentioned I fear the increase in unemployment will change this.
Also should the company struggle it isnt going to be the experienced RC's who are lost, not good for (potential) new starters!!
Also I've heard stories of endless cold calls to begin with which can be very draining and with no prospect of any commisssion.
Also I think you may struggle to find too much positive feedback in the Buisness forum due to bad experiences with poor RC's!!
The bonuses sound great but i'm leaning toward going back to my own buisness start-up - have you considered being self employed as a welder??
Sam
Also should the company struggle it isnt going to be the experienced RC's who are lost, not good for (potential) new starters!!
Also I've heard stories of endless cold calls to begin with which can be very draining and with no prospect of any commisssion.
Also I think you may struggle to find too much positive feedback in the Buisness forum due to bad experiences with poor RC's!!
The bonuses sound great but i'm leaning toward going back to my own buisness start-up - have you considered being self employed as a welder??
Sam
Thanks for all the positive and negative coments about becoming an RC. i have recently worked for a few agencies, filling positions they had found me, and have found most of them to be completely useless.
I am currently a self employed welder, so cold calling and talking to portential customers is something i have to do most days. (i like to think that with hard work people are able to retrain for whatever they want to do in life) Now that work is drying up, im not sure whether i would want to continue in this sector. I think i will do some more research into the job.
Funny someone mentioned estate agents, i did want to train as one many years ago, but i think i would have lost most of my friends by now.
Eric MC thanks for the comments, i was in a rush when writing the thread. I do pay alot more attention when writing my cv and dealing with customers. At lease it wasnt in txt speach
I am currently a self employed welder, so cold calling and talking to portential customers is something i have to do most days. (i like to think that with hard work people are able to retrain for whatever they want to do in life) Now that work is drying up, im not sure whether i would want to continue in this sector. I think i will do some more research into the job.
Funny someone mentioned estate agents, i did want to train as one many years ago, but i think i would have lost most of my friends by now.
Eric MC thanks for the comments, i was in a rush when writing the thread. I do pay alot more attention when writing my cv and dealing with customers. At lease it wasnt in txt speach
Eric Mc said:
I suppose we should be thankful for small mercies
I wonder if are there are any recruitment consultants out there pondering, "I've always wondered what it would be like to be a welder".
A mate of mine who was an IT recruitment consultant, became a plasterer last year. But work has just stopped on all fronts. I wonder if are there are any recruitment consultants out there pondering, "I've always wondered what it would be like to be a welder".
Eric Mc said:
I suppose we should be thankful for small mercies
I wonder if are there are any recruitment consultants out there pondering, "I've always wondered what it would be like to be an any other kind of job".
Here's one!I wonder if are there are any recruitment consultants out there pondering, "I've always wondered what it would be like to be an any other kind of job".
It's quite tough at the moment. There are still jobs out there but getting tougher to find. Rec freezes on everywhere in industry at the moment. Pub sec is ok but you'll see that squeeze too given how much bash has been lost in Iceland.
Being an RC can be a great job if you get the company right. I have worked for a couple of the crap ones so hated by people but for the last 2 years have been with one of the best that got as high up as number 7 in the Sunday Times top 100 companies to work for. Thankfully they are nicely solvent and with a 27 year history they will survive this lates recession. Doesn't mean it'll be easy - it won't but as far as we are concerned, a lot of the crap competition will die out in the process.
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